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US 12,504,795 · App. 18/202,454 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Data storage library with service mode for protecting data storage drives

Inventors: Ernest S. Gale (Tucson, AZ); Brian G. Goodman (Tucson, AZ); Icko E. T. Iben (Santa Clara, CA); Leonard G. Jesionowski (Tucson, AZ); James M. Karp (Tucson, AZ); Michael P. McIntosh (Tucson, AZ); Shawn M. Nave (Tucson, AZ); Lee C. Randall (Tucson, AZ)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
G06F1/182G06F3/0604G06F3/0634G06F3/0658G06F3/0686
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Patent No.
US 12,504,795
App. No.
18/202,454
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A data storage library system includes a data storage library, at least one environmental conditioning unit, at least one data storage drive retained within the data storage library, and at least one access door for providing access to an interior portion of the data storage library. The system also includes a library controller, wherein the library controller is configured to initiate a service mode prior to and during a service procedure performed within the data storage library, and further wherein at least one operational state within the at least one data storage drive is changed during the service mode. The change in the at least one operational state may be, for example, an increase in temperature within the at least one data storage drive, or the insertion of a data storage cartridge into the at least one data storage drive during the service mode.

Claims (71)

1 . A computer programming product comprising:

one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media; and

programing instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

initiate a service mode of a data storage library having two or more data storage drives;

perform, in response to initiating the service mode of the data storage library, at least one of a service group consisting of installing: a data storage cartridge, a protective cartridge, a diagnostic cartridge, and combinations thereof within all of the two or more data storage drives; and

maintain at least one of a cartridge group consisting of: the data storage cartridge, the protective cartridge, the diagnostic cartridge, and combinations thereof within all of the two or more data storage drives during the service mode of the data storage library.

2 . The computer program product of claim 1 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

determine whether at least one of the cartridge group is within all of the two or more data storage drives; and

install, in response to at least one of the cartridge group not being within all of one or more data storage drives, at least one of the cartridge group in each of the two or more data storage data drives not having at least one of the cartridge group.

3 . The computer program product of claim 1 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

determine, in response to initiating the service mode, whether a data storage cartridge is within any one of the two or more data storage drives; and

remove, in response to determining that a data storage cartridge is within any one of the two or more data storage drives, the data storage cartridge that is within any one of the two or more data storage drives.

4 . The computer program product of claim 3 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

install, in response to removing the data storage cartridge that is within any one of the two or more data storage drives, at least one of a protective group within each of the any one of the two or more data storage drives that had the data storage cartridge removed, wherein the protective group consists of at least one of: a protective cartridge, a diagnostic cartridge, and combinations thereof.

5 . The computer program product of claim 1 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

determine, in response to initiating the service mode, whether a data storage cartridge is within each of the two or more data storage drives; and

perform, in response to determining that a data storage cartridge is not within each of the two or more data storage drives, at least one of a deterrent group consisting of: turning on or off an indicator light, locking a door to prevent entry into the data storage library, and combinations thereof.

6 . The computer program product of claim 1 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

determine, in response to initiating the service mode, whether a data storage cartridge is within each of the two or more data storage drives; and

perform, in response to determining that a data storage cartridge is within each of the two or more data storage drives, at least one of a permissive group consisting of: turning on or off an indicator light, unlocking a door to permit entry into the data storage library, and combinations thereof.

7 . The computer program product of claim 1 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

determine whether the service mode is complete; and

remove, in response to determining that the service mode is complete, all protective cartridges and diagnostic cartridges from the two or more data storage drives.

8 . The computer program product of claim 1 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

determine if at least one environmental condition within at least one of the two or more data storage drives is within a desired range of the at least one environmental condition outside of the data storage library; and

determine whether to change at least one operational state within the at least one of the two or more data storage drives based upon whether the at least one environmental condition within the at least one of the two or more data storage drives is within the desired range of the at least one environmental condition outside of the data storage library,

wherein the environmental condition consists of at least one of an environmental group consisting of temperature, relative humidity, and combinations thereof, and

wherein changing the at least one operational state within the at least one of the two or more data storage drives comprises at least one of an operational group consisting of: maintaining power to a drive head within the at least one of the two or more data storage drives, heating an interior of the at least one of the two or more data storage drives, providing a physical barrier over or between the drive head of the at least one of the two or more data storage drives, inserting or maintaining the cartridge group within the at least one of the two or more data storage drives, and combinations thereof.

9 . The computer program product of claim 8 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to adjust the at least one environmental condition within the at least one of the two or more data storage drives to be within the desired range of the environmental condition outside of the data storage library.

10 . A computer programming product comprising:

one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media; and

programing instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media instructions that, when executed by at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

initiate a service mode of a data storage library having one or more data storage drives;

determine, in response to initiating the service mode, whether a data storage cartridge is within any one of the one or more of the data storage drives;

remove, in response to determining that a data storage cartridge is within any one of the one or more data storage drives, the data storage cartridge that is within any one of the one or more data storage drives;

install, in response to removing the data storage cartridge that is within any one of the one or more data storage drives, at least one of a protective group within each of the any one or more data storage drives that had the data storage cartridge removed, wherein the protective group consists of at least one of: a protective cartridge, a diagnostic cartridge, and combinations thereof;

perform, in response to initiating the service mode of the data storage library, at least one of a service group consisting of installing: a protective cartridge, a diagnostic cartridge, and combinations thereof within all of the one or more data storage drives; and

maintain at least one of a protective group consisting of the protective cartridge, the diagnostic cartridge, and combinations thereof within all of the one or more data storage drives during the service mode of the data storage library.

11 . The computer program product of claim 10 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

perform, in response to determining that a data storage cartridge is not within each of the one or more data storage drives, at least one of a deterrent group consisting of: turning on or off an indicator light, locking a door to prevent entry into the data storage library, and combinations thereof.

12 . The computer program product of claim 10 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

perform, in response to determining that a data storage cartridge is within each of the one or more data storage drives, at least one of a permissive group consisting of: turning on or off an indicator light, unlocking a door to permit entry into the data storage library, and combinations thereof.

13 . The computer program product of claim 10 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

determine whether the service mode is complete; and

remove, in response to determining that the service mode is complete, all protective cartridges and diagnostic cartridges from the one or more data storage drives.

14 . The computer program product of claim 10 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

determine if at least one environmental condition within at least one of the one or more data storage drives is within a desired range of the at least one environmental condition outside of the data storage library; and

determine whether to change at least one operational state within the at least one of the one or more data storage drives based upon whether the at least one environmental condition within the at least one of the one or more data storage drives is within the desired range of the at least one environmental condition outside of the data storage library,

wherein the environmental condition consists of at least one of an environmental group consisting of temperature, relative humidity, and combinations thereof, and

wherein changing the at least one operational state within the at least one of the one or more data storage drives comprises at least one of an operational group consisting of: maintaining power to a drive head within the at least one of the one or more data storage drives, heating an interior of the at least one of the one or more data storage drives, providing a physical barrier over or between the drive head of the at least one of the one or more data storage drives, inserting or maintaining the cartridge group within the at least one of the one or more data storage drives, and combinations thereof.

15 . The computer program product of claim 14 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to adjust the at least one environmental condition within the at least one of the one or more data storage drives to be within the desired range of the environmental condition outside of the data storage library.

16 . A computer programming product comprising:

one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media; and

programing instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

initiate a service mode of a data storage library having one or more data storage drives;

perform, in response to initiating the service mode of the data storage library, at least one of a service group consisting of installing: a data storage cartridge, a protective cartridge, a diagnostic cartridge, and combinations thereof within all of the one or more data storage drives;

maintain at least one of a cartridge group consisting of the data storage cartridge, the protective cartridge, the diagnostic cartridge, and combinations thereof within all of the one or more data storage drives during the service mode of the data storage library;

determine whether the service mode is complete; and

remove, in response to determining that the service mode is complete, all protective cartridges and diagnostic cartridges from the one or more data storage drives.

17 . The computer program product of claim 16 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

determine if at least one environmental condition within at least one of the one or more data storage drives is within a desired range of the at least one environmental condition outside of the data storage library; and

determine whether to change at least one operational state within the at least one of the one or more data storage drives based upon whether the at least one environmental condition within the at least one of the one or more data storage drives is within the desired range of the at least one environmental condition outside of the data storage library,

wherein the environmental condition consists of at least one of an environmental group consisting of temperature, relative humidity, and combinations thereof, and

wherein changing the at least one operational state within the at least one of the one or more data storage drives comprises at least one of an operational group consisting of: maintaining power to a drive head within the at least one of the one or more data storage drives, heating an interior of the at least one of the one or more data storage drives, providing a physical barrier over or between the drive head of the at least one of the one or more data storage drives, inserting or maintaining the cartridge group within the at least one of the one or more data storage drives, and combinations thereof.

18 . The computer program product of claim 17 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to adjust the at least one environmental condition within the at least one of the one or more data storage drives to be within the desired range of the environmental condition outside of the data storage library.

19 . The computer program product of claim 16 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

determine whether at least one of a cartridge group is within all of the one or more data storage drives, wherein the cartridge group consists of at least one of: the data storage cartridge, the protective cartridge, the diagnostic cartridge, and combinations; and

install, in response to at least one of the cartridge group not being within all of one or more data storage drives, at least one of the cartridge group in each of the one or more data storage data drives not having at least one of the cartridge group.

20 . The computer program product of claim 16 , further comprising instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory, computer-readable, storage media that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to:

determine, in response to initiating the service mode, whether a data storage cartridge is within any one of the one or more data storage drives; remove, in response to determining that a data storage cartridge is within any one of the one or more data storage drives, the data storage cartridge that is within any one of the one or more data storage drives; and

install, in response to removing the data storage cartridge that is within any one of the one or more data storage drives, at least one of a protective group within each of the any one of the one or more data storage drives that had the data storage cartridge removed, wherein the protective group consists of at least one of: a protective cartridge, a diagnostic cartridge, and combinations thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2023
From: GALE, ERNEST S.; GOODMAN, BRIAN G.; IBEN, ICKO E. T.; JESIONOWSKI, LEONARD G.; KARP, JAMES M.; MCINTOSH, MICHAEL P.; NAVE, SHAWN M.; RANDALL, LEE C.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 17948845 · Sep 20, 2022
Division 16718526 · Dec 18, 2019
Continuation 15460497 · Mar 16, 2017
Related Publication 20230297146A1 · Sep 21, 2023
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