Patent ID: 6247069
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04L

Abstract:
A method of recording data within an automatically configuring storage array including a plurality of media storage devices comprising:a. receiving a record command to record a stream of data at one of the media storage devices;b. determining a next available media storage device independent of the record command;c. recording the stream of data on media within the next available media storage device, thereby forming a recorded stream of data;d. recording an object descriptor with the recorded stream of data, wherein the object descriptor includes identifying and pointing information about the stream of data;e. sending control communications from the next available media storage device to other media storage devices within the automatically configuring storage array; andf. repeating b-e when the next available media storage device does not have capacity to record remaining portions of the stream of data, until the stream of data is fully recorded.