Patent ID: 8639807

Claim:
A method of monitoring a media library, comprising: collecting data, wherein collecting data comprises querying library components of the media library at intervals and receiving returned data, wherein the library components comprise tape drives and a media changer, and wherein querying one or more library components comprises: sending Log Sense (LS) commands to the media library at intervals; and sending Read Element Status (RES) commands to the media library at intervals; storing the collected data in a repository, wherein storing the collected data in the repository comprises storing data returned in response to the LS commands or the RES commands in the repository, wherein the collected data in the repository spans a plurality of intervals; tracking movements of a plurality of tapes within the media library by comparing differences in data returned in response to the RES commands over multiple intervals; organizing the collected data; accessing the collected data in the repository based on one or more specifications; and providing the collected data based on one or more specifications.