公开(公告)号：WO2001077878A3

公开(公告)日：2001-10-18

申请号：PCT/US2001/012349

申请日：2001-04-09

Applicant: STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： PIERCE, Randy ,  MOWERS, Carla ,  MILLER, Leslie, Kay

IPC: G06F17/00

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a storage library through a network. A request originating from the network is received, wherein the request is in a protocol and includes a command for the storage library. A type for the request is identified. The request in the protocol is translated into a format used by the storage library to form a type specific request for the storage library in response to the type correspnding to a type for the storage library. The type specific request is sent to the storage library.