Patent ID: 9383938
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving, from a transmitting device via a storage area network (SAN), an input/output (“I/O”) operation request at a tape data storage device, comprising a first communication port and a second communication port, wherein said first communication port is coupled to said SAN, said I/O operation request is received at said first communication port, and the I/O operation request including an extension of a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) reserve command or not including the extension of the SCSI reserve command; in response to the I/O operation request including the extension of the SCSI reserve command: in response to the I/O operation request not including the extension of the SCSI reserve command, processing said I/O operation request utilizing said tape data storage device without re-conveying said I/O operation request to the secondary tape data storage device.