ISO/IEC 24775-8:2014

ISO/IEC 24775-8
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Part 8: Media libraries
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ISO/IEC 24775-8
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Contents
FOREWORD. 13
Introduction . 15
1 Scope . 18
2 Normative references . 18
3 Terms and definitions . 18
4 Typographical conventions. 20
4.1 Maturity model. 20
4.2 Experimental maturity level. 20
4.3 Implemented maturity level . 20
4.4 Stable maturity level. 21
4.5 Finalized maturity level. 21
4.6 Deprecated Material. 21
5 Storage Library Profile. 23
5.1 Description . 23
5.1.1 General.23
5.1.2 Instance Diagrams . 23
5.1.3 System Level View . 23
5.1.4 MediaAccessDevice-centric View . 24
5.1.5 ChangerDevice-centric View . 25
5.1.6 Physical View . 25
5.1.7 StorageMediaLocation Instance Diagram . 26
5.1.8 Durable Names and Correlatable IDs of the Profile . 26
5.1.9 Media Library Indications . 27
5.2 Health and Fault Management Considerations. 36
5.3 Cascading Considerations . 36
5.4 Supported Subprofiles and Packages. 36
5.5 Methods of this Profile. 36
5.6 Client Considerations and Recipes. 36
5.6.1 Recipe Overview . 36
5.6.2 Discover a Storage Media Library . 36
5.6.3 Determine Library Physical Media Capacity. 37
5.6.4 Determine Physical Media Inventory. 37
5.6.5 Discover Storage Library Control Type . 37
5.6.6 Determine Library Drive Capacity . 37
5.6.7 Determine Drive Data Path Technology. 37
5.6.8 Find asset Information. 37
5.6.9 Discovery of Mailslots, Import/Export Elements or
LimitedAccessPorts in a Storage Library. 38
5.6.10 Counting assets in large storage libraries . 38
5.7 Registered Name and Version. 38
5.8 CIM Elements. 38
5.8.1 General.38
5.8.2 CIM_ChangerDevice . 47
5.8.3 CIM_Chassis . 48
5.8.4 CIM_ComputerSystem . 48
5.8.5 CIM_ComputerSystemPackage . 49
5.8.6 CIM_ElementCapabilities . 49
5.8.7 CIM_ElementSoftwareIdentity. 50
5.8.8 CIM_MediaAccessDevice . 50
5.8.9 CIM_PackagedComponent . 50
5.8.10 CIM_PhysicalMedia. 51
5.8.11 CIM_PhysicalMediaInLocation . 51

5.8.12 CIM_ProtocolControllerForUnit . 52
5.8.13 CIM_Realizes . 52
5.8.14 CIM_SCSIProtocolController. 52
5.8.15 CIM_SoftwareIdentity . 53
5.8.16 CIM_StorageLibraryCapabilities. 53
5.8.17 CIM_StorageMediaLocation. 54
5.8.18 CIM_SystemDevice (System to Changer Device). 54
5.8.19 CIM_SystemDevice (System to MediaAccessDevice) . 54
5.8.20 CIM_SystemDevice (System to SCSIProtocolController) . 55
6 Element Counting Subprofile. 56
6.1 Description . 56
6.1.1 General.56
6.1.2 Discovery. 56
6.2 Health and Fault Management Considerations. 56
6.3 Cascading Considerations . 56
6.4 Supported Subprofiles and Packages. 56
6.5 Methods of the Profile . 56
6.5.1 GetClassTypes. 56
6.5.2 GetUnitTypes . 57
6.5.3 ReportCapacity. 58
6.6 Client Considerations and Recipes. 58
6.7 Registered Name and Version. 59
6.8 CIM Elements. 59
6.8.1 General.59
6.8.2 CIM_ConfigurationReportingService. 60
6.8.3 CIM_HostedService . 60
7 InterLibraryPort Connection Subprofile .61
7.1 Introductory remark. 61
7.2 Description . 61
7.3 Durable Names and Correlatable IDs . 61
7.4 Health and Fault Management Considerations. 62
7.5 Cascading Considerations . 62
7.6 Supported Subprofiles and Packages. 62
7.7 Methods of the Profile . 62
7.8 Client Considerations and Recipes. 62
7.9 Registered Name and Version. 62
7.10 CIM Elements. 62
7.10.1 General. 62
7.10.2 CIM_InterLibraryPort . 62
7.10.3 CIM_LibraryExchange. 63
8 Library Capacity Subprofile . 64
8.1 Description . 64
8.2 Health and Fault Management Considerations. 64
8.3 Cascading Considerations . 64
8.4 Supported Subprofiles and Packages. 64
8.5 Client Considerations and Recipes. 64
8.6 Registered Name and Version. 64
8.7 CIM Elements. 65
8.7.1 General.65
8.7.2 CIM_ConfigurationCapacity . 65
8.7.3 CIM_ElementCapacity. 65
9 Limited Access Port Elements Subprofile. 66
9.1 Description . 66
9.1.1 General.66

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9.1.2 Instance Diagram . 66
9.2 Health and Fault Management Considerations. 67
9.3 Cascading Considerations . 67
9.4 Supported Subprofiles and Packages. 67
9.5 Methods of the Profile . 67
9.6 Client Considerations and Recipes. 67
9.7 Registered Name and Version. 67
9.8 CIM Elements. 68
9.8.1 General.68
9.8.2 CIM_Container . 68
9.8.3 CIM_LimitedAccessPort . 69
9.8.4 CIM_Magazine . 69
9.8.5 CIM_Realizes . 69
9.8.6 CIM_SystemDevice. 70
10 Media Movement Subprofile. 71
10.1 Description . 71
10.2 Health and Fault Management Considerations. 72
10.2.1 NULL Instance Handling . 72
10.2.2 Media Movement Subprofile Standard Messages. 72
10.3 Cascading Considerations . 72
10.4 Supported Subprofiles and Packages. 72
10.5 Methods of the Profile . 73
10.5.1 Moving a piece of PhysicalMedia . 73
10.5.2 Timeout parameter . 73
10.5.3 ForceUnload parameter . 73
10.6 Client Considerations and Recipes. 74
10.6.1 Concurrent library access by SMI clients and other applications . 74
10.6.2 Use of the ForceUnload parameter . 74
10.6.3 Job Lifecycle Indications . 74
10.7 Registered Name and Version. 74
10.8 CIM Elements. 74
10.8.1 General. 74
10.8.2 CIM_HostedService . 74
10.8.3 SNIA_MediaMovementService . 75
11 Partitioned Tape Library Profile. 76
11.1 Description . 76
11.1.1 Overview . 76
11.1.2 PTL Model . 76
11.1.3 PTL Configuration . 77
11.1.4 PTL Configuration Methods. 78
11.2 Health and Fault Management Consideration. 78
11.3 Cascading Considerations . 78
11.4 Supported Profiles, Subprofiles, and Packages. 79
11.5 Client Considerations and Recipes. 79
11.6 Registered Name and Version. 79
11.7 CIM Elements. 79
11.7.1 General. 79
11.7.2 CIM_ChangerDevice . 81
11.7.3 CIM_Chassis (PTL System) . 81
11.7.4 CIM_ComputerSystemPackage (PTL System to Chassis) . 82
11.7.5 CIM_ConcreteIdentity (Slots to Slots) . 82
11.7.6 CIM_Container (Chassis to slots). 82
11.7.7 CIM_ElementCapabilities . 83
11.7.8 CIM_ElementSettingData. 83

11.7.9 CIM_HostedDependency (PTLSystem to Partition) . 83
11.7.10CIM_HostedDependency (PTLSystem to Unallocated Partition). 83
11.7.11CIM_LimitedAccessPort. 84
11.7.12CIM_MediaAccessDevice . 84
11.7.13CIM_PhysicalMediaInLocation. 85
11.7.14CIM_PhysicalTape. 85
11.7.15CIM_Product . 85
11.7.16CIM_ProductElementComponent (PTL System) . 85
11.7.17CIM_Realizes (Slots to Changers). 86
11.7.18CIM_Realizes (Slots to Ports). 86
11.7.19CIM_Realizes (Slots to TapeDrive). 86
11.7.20CIM_StorageMediaLocation. 87
11.7.21CIM_SystemDevice (PTL System to ChangerDevice). 87
11.7.22CIM_SystemDevice (PTL System to LimitedAccessPort). 87
11.7.23CIM_SystemDevice (PTL System to MediaAccessDevice) . 88
11.7.24SNIA_ComputerSystem (PTL System) . 88
11.7.25SNIA_ComputerSystem (Partition) . 89
11.7.26SNIA_ComputerSystem (Unallocated Partition) . 89
11.7.27SNIA_PartitionedLibrarySetting . 90
11.7.28SNIA_PartitionedLibrarySystemCapabilities. 91
11.7.29SNIA_PartitionedLibrarySystemConfigurationService . 91
12 Virtual Tape Library Profile. 93
12.1 Description . 93
12.1.1 Overview . 93
12.1.2 Package . 93
12.1.3 Virtual Library System . 94
12.1.4 Virtual Library System configuration. 97
12.2 Health and Fault Management Consideration. 100
12.3 Cascading Considerations . 100
12.4 Supported Profiles and Packages. 101
12.5 Methods of the profile. 101
12.6 Client Considerations and Recipes. 101
12.7 Registered Name and Version. 101
12.8 CIM Elements. 101
12.8.1 General. 101
12.8.2 CIM_AllocatedFromStoragePool (Pool from Concrete Pool) . 105
12.8.3 CIM_AllocatedFromStoragePool (Pool from Primordial Pool). 105
12.8.4 CIM_AllocatedFromStoragePool (StorageExtent from Concrete Pool). 106
12.8.5 CIM_ChangerDevice . 106
12.8.6 CIM_Chassis (Virtual Tape Library) . 107
12.8.7 CIM_ComputerSystem (Virtual Library System). 107
12.8.8 CIM_ComputerSystem (Virtual Tape Library) . 108
12.8.9 CIM_ComputerSystemPackage . 108
12.8.10CIM_ConcreteComponent (StorageExtent from Primordial Pool). 109
12.8.11CIM_ConcreteDependency (Virtual Library System to MediaLibrary) . 109
12.8.12CIM_Container (Chassis to StorageMediaLocations) . 110
12.8.13CIM_ElementCapabilities (Virtual Tape Library Capabilities) . 110
12.8.14CIM_ElementCapabilities (Virtual Tape Library System Capabilities) . 110
12.8.15CIM_ElementCapabilities (Virtual Tape Service Capabilities) . 111
12.8.16CIM_ElementSettingData (Physical Tape). 111
12.8.17CIM_HostedCollection . 111
12.8.18CIM_HostedDependency (Virtual Library System to VirtualLibrary) . 111
12.8.19CIM_HostedService (Virtual Tape Library Configuration Service) . 112
12.8.20CIM_HostedService (Virtual Tape Library System Service) . 112

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12.8.21CIM_HostedService (Virtual Tape Service) . 113
12.8.22CIM_HostedStoragePool (Primordial). 113
12.8.23CIM_LimitedAccessPort. 113
12.8.24CIM_LogicalIdentity. 114
12.8.25CIM_MediaAccessDevice . 114
12.8.26CIM_MemberOfCollection. 115
12.8.27CIM_PhysicalMediaInLocation. 115
12.8.28CIM_Product . 115
12.8.29CIM_ProductElementComponent (Virtual Tape Library). 115
12.8.30CIM_Realizes (Slots to Changers). 116
12.8.31CIM_Realizes (Slots to Ports). 116
12.8.32CIM_Realizes (Slots to TapeDrive). 116
12.8.33CIM_ServiceAffectsElement . 117
12.8.34CIM_SettingAssociatedToCapabilities (Setting To Capabilities). 117
12.8.35CIM_SettingsDefineCapabilities. 117
12.8.36CIM_SettingsDefineState. 117
12.8.37CIM_StorageExtent (Assigned). 118
12.8.38CIM_StorageExtent (Imported) . 118
12.8.39CIM_StorageMediaLocation. 119
12.8.40CIM_StoragePool (Concrete). 120
12.8.41CIM_StoragePool (Primordial) . 120
12.8.42CIM_SystemDevice (System to Primordial StorageExtent) . 121
12.8.43CIM_SystemDevice (VTL to ChangerDevice). 121
12.8.44CIM_SystemDevice (VTL to LimitedAccessPort). 121
12.8.45CIM_SystemDevice (VTL to MediaAccessDevice) . 122
12.8.46CIM_SystemSpecificCollection (Unassigned). 122
12.8.47SNIA_PhysicalTape (Virtual Tape) . 122
12.8.48SNIA_VirtualTapeLibraryCapabilities. 123
12.8.49SNIA_VirtualTapeLibraryConfigurationService. 123
12.8.50SNIA_VirtualTapeLibrarySetting . 124
12.8.51SNIA_VirtualTapeLibrarySystemCapabilities. 125
12.8.52SNIA_VirtualTapeLibrarySystemService . 125
12.8.53SNIA_VirtualTapeService . 126
12.8.54SNIA_VirtualTapeServiceCapabilities. 126
12.8.55SNIA_VirtualTapeSetting . 126
13 Virtual Tape Library Copy Profile. 128
13.1 Description . 128
13.2 Tape Copy Services. 128
13.2.1 Summary . 128
13.2.2 Definitions. 128
13.3 Recipes . 133
13.3.1 Simple Snapshot recipe . 133
13.3.2 Selective Tape Copy recipe . 133
13.4 Health and Fault Management Consideration. 134
13.5 Cascading Considerations . 134
13.6 Registered Name and Version. 134
13.7 CIM Elements. 134
13.7.1 General. 134
13.7.2 CIM_ElementCapabilities . 135
13.7.3 CIM_HostedService . 135
13.7.4 SNIA_TapeCopyCapabilities. 135
13.7.5 SNIA_TapeCopyService . 136
13.7.6 SNIA_TapeMetaData . 137
14 Library Views Profile. 138

14.1 Synopsis. 138
14.2 Description . 138
14.2.1 Overview . 138
14.2.2 Goals of SNIA_ View Classes . 138
14.3 Implementation. 139
14.3.1 View Class Capabilities . 139
14.3.2 Media Location Views . 139
14.3.3 Masking and Mapping Views. 140
14.3.4 Health and Fault Management Consideration. 140
14.3.5 Cascading Considerations . 140
14.4 Methods of the Profile . 140
14.4.1 Extrinsic Methods of the Profile. 140
14.4.2 Intrinsic Methods of the Profile . 140
14.5 Use Cases. 141
14.6 CIM Elements. 141
14.6.1 General. 141
14.6.2 CIM_ElementCapabilities (View Capabilities) . 142
14.6.3 SNIA_ExposedView . 142
14.6.4 SNIA_MediaLocationView. 143
14.6.5 SNIA_SystemMediaLocationView (MediaLocationViews). 143
14.6.6 SNIA_ViewCapabilities. 144
Annex A (informative) SMI-S Information Model. 145
Bibliography . 146

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Figure 1 - Experimental maturity level tag . 20
Figure 2 - Implemented maturity level tag. 21
Figure 3 - Stable maturity level tag . 21
Figure 4 - Deprecated tag . 22
Figure 5 - Storage Library-centric Instance Diagram . 24
Figure 6 - MediaAccessDevice-centric Instance Diagram . 25
Figure 7 - ChangerDevice-centric Instance Diagram. 25
Figure 8 - Physical View Instance Diagram . 26
Figure 9 - StorageMediaLocation Instance Diagram . 26
Figure 10 - Instance Diagram . 56
Figure 11 - InterLibraryPort Connection Instance Diagram . 61
Figure 12 - Library Capacity Instance Diagram .64
Figure 13 - Tape Libraries with Magazines in LimitedAccessPorts . 66
Figure 14 - Tape Libraries with no Magazines in LimitedAccessPorts . 67
Figure 15 - Storage Library Centric View. 71
Figure 16 - Media-centrc View . 72
Figure 17 - Partitioned Tape Library System Model . 77
Figure 18 - Partitioned Tape Library Configuration Model . 77
Figure 19 - Block Diagram . 93
Figure 20 - Virtual Library System Package Diagram. 94
Figure 21 - Virtual Tape Library System . 95
Figure 22 - VTL - Block to Tape. 96
Figure 23 - Virtual Library System-Services . 97
Figure 24 - Drive Mapping . 98
Figure 25 - Virtual Library Services. 99
Figure 26 - Virtual Tape Service . 100
Figure 27 - Tape Copy Services Class Diagram. 128
Figure 28 - TapeMetaData Class Definition. 129

Table 1 - CIM Elements for Storage Library . 38
Table 2 - SMI Referenced Properties/Methods for CIM_ChangerDevice. 48
Table 3 - SMI Referenced Properties/Methods for CIM_Chassis. 48
Table 4 - SMI Referenced Properties/Methods for CIM_ComputerSystem. 49
Table 5 - SMI Referenced Properties/Methods for CIM_ComputerSystemPackage. 49
Table 6 - SMI Referenced Properties/Methods for CIM_ElementCapabilities. 49
Table 7 - SMI Referenced Properties/Methods for CIM_ElementSoftwareIdentity. 50
Table 8 - SMI Referenced Properties/Methods for CIM_MediaAccessDevice . 50
Table 9 - SMI Referenced Properties/Methods for CIM_PackagedComponent . 51
Table 10 - SMI Referenced Properties/Methods for CIM_PhysicalMedia.
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