US 12,236,124 B2
System and method for defining files on disk to be written to tape in a specified manner
Jeff Leuschner, Wylie, TX (US); Doug Burling, Plano, TX (US); and Tony Catano, Dallas, TX (US)
Assigned to Quantum Corporation, Centennial, CO (US)
Filed by QUANTUM CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/106,796.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/310,060, filed on Feb. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0259296 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/065 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0683 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for copying a plurality of files from a first file system to a tape-based file system, the first file system storing the plurality of files, the method comprising:
using a processor to perform:
assigning each of the plurality of files within the file system to a group with a file system application to create multiple file groups including a first file group and a second file group different from the first file group;
receiving user input indicating ordering of files with respect to the multiple file groups, the user input indicating a first ordering of files in the first file group and a second ordering of files in the second file group;
defining, based on the user input, an ordering of the files in the multiple file groups with the file system application to create multiple ordered file groups including a first ordered file group and a second ordered file group; and
copying the multiple ordered file groups, including the first ordered file group and the second ordered file group, from the first file system to the tape-based file system.