Patent ID: 7177723

Claim:
A robotic data storage library for operation with at least one data storage element and with the ability to reduce an amount of time to reach an operational state after a transition of the library from a power-off state to a power-on state, the robotic data storage library comprising: a plurality of storage locations, each capable of holding at least one of said data storage element; a data transfer interface for receiving one of said data storage elements and establishing a communication path with said data storage element so that data can be transferred between the data storage element and a host computer; a transport unit for moving one of said data storage elements between one of said plurality of storage locations and said data transfer interface; a nonvolatile memory for storing an inventory of locations of the robotic data storage library; a means for causing an audit to be performed to create an inventory, causing said inventory to be stored in said nonvolatile memory prior to said transition, and causing said inventory to be transmitted to the host computer after said transition.