Patent ID: 7136988

Claim:
A method for configuring an automated data storage library having one or more storage frames, each said storage frame having a plurality of storage shelves, wherein said method comprises the steps of: (A) selecting a media type of a first storage frame; (B) assigning storage addresses for said plurality of storage shelves in said first storage frame; (C) incrementing a storage frame number; (D) in response to detecting said selected media type in a storage frame specified by said storage frame number; assigning storage addresses for said plurality of storage shelves in said storage frame specified by said storage frame number; (E) incrementing said storage frame number; (F) in response to detecting that said storage frame number is not greater than a total number of storage frames, returning to step D; (G) in response to detecting that storage addresses have not been assigned to said plurality of storage shelves in all of said storage frames: setting said storage frame number to the next frame with no assigned storage addresses; selecting a media type of said next frame with no assigned storage addresses; returning to step D; (H) resuming operation of said automated data storage library.