Patent ID: 8131780
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of inventorying data, the method comprising: receiving an inventory request to inventory media associated with at least a portion of a storage system, wherein the media comprises at least a first removable sighted media and a second removable blind media; mounting the first removable sighted media and reading a barcode associated therewith; storing in a database first location information about the first removable sighted media; mounting a second removable blind media, wherein the second removable blind media does not have a barcode associated therewith; reading an on-media label stored on the second removable media; and storing in the database, second location information about the second removable blind media such that the database comprises the first location information about the removable sighted media and the second location information about the second removable blind media.