08-01-2015 дата публикации
Номер: US20150012700A1
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According to one embodiment, a system includes a virtual tape library having a cache, a virtual tape controller (VTC) coupled to the virtual tape library, and an interface for coupling multiple hosts to the VTC. The cache is shared by the multiple hosts, and a common view of a cache state, a virtual library state, and a number of write requests pending is provided to the hosts by the VTC. In another embodiment, a method includes receiving data from at least one host using a VTC, storing data received from all the hosts to a cache using the VTC, sending an alert to all the hosts when free space is low and entering into a warning state, sending another alert to all the hosts when free space is critically low and entering into a critical state while allowing previously mounted virtual drives to continue normally. 1. A system , comprising:a virtual tape library having a cache;at least one virtual tape controller coupled to the virtual tape library; andan interface for coupling at least two hosts to the at least one virtual tape controller,wherein the cache is shared by the at least two hosts, andwherein a common view of a cache state, a virtual library state, and a number of write requests pending is provided to the at least two hosts by the virtual tape controller.2. The system as recited in claim 1 ,wherein the at least one virtual tape controller enters into a warning state and provides a first alert to the at least one host when a cache free space size is less than a first threshold, andwherein the at least one virtual tape controller enters into a critical state and provides a second alert to the at least one host when a cache free space size is less than a second threshold.3. The system as recited in claim 2 , wherein the at least one virtual tape controller allows previously mounted virtual drives to continue normal writing activity when in the critical state.4. The system as recited in claim 2 , wherein the at least one virtual tape controller throttles write ...
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