Patent ID: 6801834
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An automated data library system comprising:a data library having a housing; a plurality of disk drive clusters statically mounted within respective areas of the housing of the data library, each disk drive cluster includes at least one disk drive array and each disk drive array includes at least one disk drive; and a robotic librarian operable for moving about the data library to locate a desired disk drive cluster, the robotic librarian having a reader for reading data stored on a disk drive of a disk drive cluster and a power source for providing power to a disk drive cluster to enable operation of the disk drive cluster, the robotic librarian being further operable for making a connection with the desired disk drive cluster, wherein the robotic librarian transfers power from the power source to the desired disk drive cluster via the connection for enabling operation of the desired disk drive cluster, wherein the robotic librarian reads data stored on a disk drive of the desired disk drive cluster with the reader via the connection while operation of the desired disk drive cluster is enabled.