Patent ID: 7386667

Claim:
A method of providing a service of providing information regarding an automated data storage library, said automated data storage library comprising a plurality of storage shelves configured to store data storage cartridges; at least one robot accessor configured to transport said data storage cartridges; at least one data storage drive configured to read and write data with respect to data storage cartridges; at least one memory; and at least one library controller configured to operate said at least one robot accessor to transport said data storage cartridges; said method comprising the steps of: storing information regarding operation of said automated data storage library in said at least one memory; reserving at least one data storage cartridge; operating said at least one data storage drive and said at least one memory to transfer at least a portion of said information stored in said at least one memory to said reserved at least one data storage cartridge; and wherein said step of reserving said at least one data storage cartridge additionally comprises excluding said reserved at least one data storage cartridge from an externally available inventory of data storage cartridges of said library.