JP4277877B2 - Autoloader device, library device, and cartridge loading method for library device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an autoloader device, a library device, and a cartridge loading method for a library device, and in particular, when loading a cartridge into a drive, an autoloader device, a library device, and a library device that do not load a wrong cartridge due to erroneous recognition into the drive. The present invention relates to a cartridge loading method.

  Conventional techniques for managing cartridges used in this type of library apparatus include the following (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  In the technique of Patent Document 1, a non-contact type memory IC and a barcode label are provided on a cartridge, and a memory IC reading unit is provided on a hand device or a drive device. The information stored in the memory IC is read and stored before the cartridge is loaded in the drive device, thereby grasping and managing the contents of the cartridge. Therefore, it is possible to avoid elementary mistakes such as handling wrong cartridges or wrong reproduction order.

  In the technique of Patent Document 2, a memory reading unit that reads a memory chip is provided in a loading / unloading unit of a magnetic tape cartridge. At the stage when the magnetic tape cartridge is inserted into the loading / unloading section, the storage information of the memory chip is compared with the identification information of the barcode label attached to the magnetic tape cartridge to detect an error in attaching the barcode label. . Therefore, the operator can confirm the presence or absence of an error in attaching the barcode label immediately after the magnetic tape cartridge is loaded.

JP-A-10-293996 JP 2005-158175 A

  Both the techniques disclosed in Patent Literatures 1 and 2 have the following problems.

  A memory IC reading unit (memory reading unit) that reads data from a memory IC (memory chip) may erroneously recognize the read data. However, there is no means for confirming the reliability of the read data itself in the memory IC reading means (memory reading section) (read data correctness determination means). Accordingly, if the storage information of the memory IC is erroneously recognized and a cartridge is loaded into the drive device, the drive device performs processing such as writing / reading on the wrong cartridge. When erroneous processing is performed, there is a problem that a management problem occurs between the drive device and the cartridge, and the automatic continuous operation of the library device is interrupted.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an autoloader device, a library device, and a cartridge loading method for a library device that can detect and recover erroneous recognition of a cartridge loaded in a drive by a single autoloader device and can perform automatic continuous operation. It is in.

  An autoloader device according to the present invention includes a cartridge for storing a storage medium in a case, a storage shelf for storing the cartridge, a drive for recording / reproducing information on the storage medium in the cartridge, and a drive control unit for controlling the drive A transporter that inserts and ejects cartridges into and from the storage shelf and the drive, and a transporter control unit that controls the transporter. The cartridge has a first memory that stores unique information of the storage medium. The drive has a first memory reader that reads the unique information of the first memory, the drive control unit has a second memory that stores the unique information read by the first memory reader, and the transporter control unit The third memory for storing the unique information of the first memory is compared with the information stored in the second memory and the information stored in the third memory. And specific information comparing means, and having a retry control means for executing a cartridge loading retry to the drive.

  The transporter includes a second memory reader that reads the unique information of the first memory.

  The unique information includes at least one of write permission information, write prohibition information, read only information, write / read permission information, and write once permission information.

  The retry control means includes means for taking the cartridge from the drive into the transporter and means for inserting the cartridge from the transporter into the drive.

  The transporter control unit is characterized by executing a load retry when the unique information comparing means detects a mismatch.

  The retry control means has a threshold value for the number of load retries.

  The library apparatus according to the present invention includes an autoloader device that transports between a storage shelf that stores cartridges that contain a storage medium in a case and stores the cartridges, and a drive that records and reproduces information on the storage medium in the cartridges, and that takes in and out the cartridges. A housing for mounting the autoloader device, and an operation panel provided outside the housing for inputting the operation of the autoloader device. The autoloader device includes a drive control unit that controls the drive, a storage shelf, and a drive. A transporter for inserting and ejecting the cartridge, and a transporter control unit for controlling the transporter. The cartridge has a first memory for storing unique information of the storage medium. A first memory reader for reading out the memory-specific information, and the drive control unit A second memory for storing the unique information, and the transporter control unit compares the third memory for storing the unique information in the first memory, the stored information in the second memory, and the stored information in the third memory. It has a unique information comparing means and a retry control means for executing a cartridge load retry to the drive.

  The transporter includes a second memory reader that reads the unique information of the first memory.

  The operation panel includes means for storing unique information of the first memory in the third memory.

  The unique information includes at least one of write permission information, write prohibition information, read only information, write / read permission information, and write once permission information.

  The retry control means includes means for taking the cartridge from the drive into the transporter, and means for reinserting the cartridge from the transporter into the drive.

  The transporter control unit is characterized by executing a load retry when the unique information comparing means detects a mismatch.

  The retry control means has a threshold value for the number of load retries.

  The transporter control unit includes means for re-reading the unique information of the first memory by the second memory reader and executing storage of the read unique information in the third memory again when executing the load retry. .

  According to the cartridge loading method of the library apparatus of the present invention, the cartridge is carried in and out between the storage shelf for storing the cartridge for storing the storage medium in the case and the drive for recording / reproducing information on the storage medium in the cartridge. An autoloader device, a housing in which the autoloader device is mounted, and an operation panel that is provided outside the housing and inputs an operation of the autoloader device. The autoloader device controls a drive by a drive control unit; , A step of inserting / extracting the cartridge with respect to the storage shelf and the drive by the transporter, and a step of controlling the transporter by the transporter control unit, wherein the cartridge stores the unique information of the storage medium to the first memory. And storing the drive to the first memory reader. And reading the unique information of the first memory, and the drive control unit stores the unique information read by the first memory reader in the second memory and the transport control unit by the first communication control unit. The transporter control unit controls the communication control with the drive control unit by the second communication control unit and the step of storing the unique information of the first memory in the third memory. A step of comparing the stored information of the second memory and the stored information of the third memory by the unique information comparing means, and a retry control means for retrying the loading of the cartridge to the drive when the unique information comparing means detects a mismatch. The step of performing according to the above.

  The transporter includes a step of reading the unique information of the first memory by the second memory reader.

  The operation panel has a step of storing the unique information of the first memory in the third memory.

  The unique information includes at least one of write permission information, write prohibition information, read only information, write / read permission information, and write once permission information.

  The retry control means includes a step of taking the cartridge from the drive into the transporter and a step of reinserting the cartridge from the transporter into the drive.

  The retry control means has a threshold value for the number of load retries.

  The transporter control unit includes a step of re-reading the unique information of the first memory by the second memory reader when executing the load retry, and a step of storing the read unique information in the third memory again. .

  The storage medium includes a magnetic tape or an optical disk.

  The autoloader device of the present invention reads the unique information of the storage medium recorded in the first memory provided in the cartridge, stores it in the second memory provided in itself, stores the unique information in the third memory, The storage information of the second memory and the storage information of the third memory are compared, and if they do not match, the transporter control unit executes a cartridge load retry.

  According to the autoloader device, the library device, and the cartridge loading method of the library device of the present invention, the autoloader device has an effect that it can detect the correctness of recognition of the unique information of the storage medium when the cartridge is inserted into the drive. The reason is that a memory for storing the unique information is provided in the transporter control unit and the drive control unit, and the transporter control unit compares the unique information in both memories by the unique information comparison means.

  In addition, the autoloader device can recover erroneous recognition of unique information on the storage medium by executing a cartridge load retry by the retry control means.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  A first embodiment of the magnetic tape library apparatus 100 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a schematic configuration plan view showing a magnetic tape library apparatus 100, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a schematic configuration front view. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the drive control unit 111 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the transporter control unit 108 in FIG.

  1 to 2, the magnetic tape library apparatus 100 loads and removes the magnetic tape cartridge 105 into and from the autoloader apparatus 101, a housing 130 in which the autoloader apparatus 101 is mounted, an operation panel 103, and the autoloader apparatus 101. And the door 102. The operation panel 103 is provided outside the housing 130 and inputs the operation of the autoloader device 101. In FIG. 2, the operation panel 103 is shown arranged at the lower part of the housing 130, but the arrangement position may be the upper part or the central part.

  The autoloader device 101 controls the storage shelf 104 that stores the magnetic tape cartridge 105, the magnetic tape drive 110 that records and reproduces information on a storage medium (not shown) in the magnetic tape cartridge 105, and the magnetic tape drive 110. The drive control unit 111, the transporter 107 that inserts / extracts the magnetic tape cartridge 105 into / from the storage shelf 104 and the magnetic tape drive 110, and the transporter control unit 108 that controls the transporter 107.

  The magnetic tape cartridge 105 includes a storage medium (not shown) that is stored in a case and a first memory 106 that stores unique information (not shown) of the storage medium. The unique information is at least one of write permission information (write permit), write prohibition information (write inhibit), read only information (read only), write / read permission information (read / write permit), and write once permission information (write once). With one. The first memory 106 is attached to the side surface of the case, although illustration details are omitted.

  The magnetic tape drive 110 includes a first memory reader 112 that reads unique information of the first memory 106.

  Referring to FIG. 3, the drive control unit 111 performs communication control between the second memory 113 that stores the unique information read by the first memory reader 112 and the transporter control unit 108. With.

  Referring to FIG. 4, the transporter control unit 108 includes a third memory 115 that stores unique information of the first memory 106, a second communication control unit 116 that performs communication control between the drive control unit 111, The unique information comparing means 117 for comparing the information stored in the second memory 113 and the information stored in the third memory 115, the load / eject control unit 120, and the retry control for executing the load retry of the magnetic tape cartridge 105 with respect to the magnetic tape drive 110 And means 118. The transporter control unit 108 performs control to execute a load retry when the unique information comparison unit 117 detects a mismatch. The load / eject control unit 120 controls the transporter 107 and the magnetic tape drive 110 to execute loading / ejecting of the magnetic tape cartridge 105.

  The retry control means 118 has a load retry count threshold value 119, means for holding the magnetic tape cartridge 105 from the magnetic tape drive 110 by the robot hand 109 and taking it into the transporter 107, and from the transporter 107 to the magnetic tape drive 110. Means for inserting.

  Next, the operation of the magnetic tape library apparatus 100 configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the magnetic tape library apparatus 100. Here, a tape loading operation for loading the magnetic tape cartridge 105 to perform data backup will be described.

  Referring to FIG. 5 and FIGS. 1 to 4, the operator opens the door 102 and loads the magnetic tape cartridge 105 into the storage shelf 104 (S 11). Next, the operator closes the door 102 and inputs the unique information of the magnetic tape cartridge 105 loaded in the storage shelf 104 by operating the operation panel 103 (S12). The transporter control unit 108 stores the unique information input from the operation panel 103 in the third memory 115 (S13).

  Next, the operator instructs the autoloader device 101 to load the magnetic tape cartridge 105 into the magnetic tape drive 110 using an application program (here, a backup program) (S14).

  Upon receiving the load operation instruction, the autoloader apparatus 101 instructs the transporter control unit 108 to load the magnetic tape cartridge 105. The transporter control unit 108 moves the transporter 107 in the vertical direction 125 to a position facing the storage shelf 104 where the magnetic tape cartridge 105 exists, and instructs the load / eject control unit 120 to take in the magnetic tape cartridge 105. . The load / eject control unit 120 controls the robot hand 109 to take the magnetic tape cartridge 105 of the storage shelf 104 into the transporter 107. The transporter control unit 108 moves the transporter 107 in the vertical direction 125 so as to face the magnetic tape drive 110 and instructs the load / eject control unit 120 to insert the magnetic tape cartridge 105. The load / eject control unit 120 inserts the magnetic tape cartridge 105 in the transporter 107 into the magnetic tape drive 110 (S15).

  Upon detecting the insertion of the magnetic tape cartridge 105, the drive control unit 111 activates the first memory reader 112, reads the unique information from the first memory 106 attached to the magnetic tape cartridge 105, and stores it in the second memory 113 (S16). ).

  The transporter control unit 108 performs communication between the second communication control unit 116 and the first communication control unit 114, and reads unique information stored in the second memory 113. The unique information comparing means 117 compares the unique information stored in the third memory 115 with the unique information stored in the second memory 113 (S17), and determines whether or not they match (S18). ).

  As a result of the comparison, when the two pieces of unique information match, the tape loading operation for loading the magnetic tape cartridge 105 ends (S22).

  When the two pieces of unique information do not match, the retry control means 118 compares the number of load retries with the threshold value 119 (S19). In this embodiment, for example, the threshold value 119 is set to 3, and the load retry is performed up to twice.

  When the number of load retries is three or more, the process proceeds to (S22), and the tape loading operation is terminated.

  When the number of load retries is two or less, the retry control unit 118 instructs the load / eject control unit 120 to load the magnetic tape cartridge 105 inserted in the magnetic tape drive 110 into the transporter 107. The load / eject control unit 120 takes the magnetic tape cartridge 105 from the magnetic tape drive 110 into the transporter 107 (S20).

  After successful loading, the retry control unit 118 instructs the load / eject control unit 120 to reinsert the magnetic tape cartridge 105 from the transporter 107 into the magnetic tape drive 110. The load / eject control unit 120 reinserts the magnetic tape cartridge 105 of the transporter 107 into the magnetic tape drive 110 (S21).

  After successful insertion, the retry control means 118 returns to the above (S16) and repeats the operations after (S16). The transporter control unit 108 repeatedly executes load retry until the unique information matches or until retry over occurs.

  As described above, the magnetic tape library apparatus 100 compares the unique information stored in the third memory 115 with the unique information stored in the second memory 113 in order to compare the unique information. There is an effect that erroneous recognition of the magnetic tape cartridge 105 inserted into the drive 110 can be detected. Further, since the load retry to the magnetic tape drive 110 is executed until the two pieces of unique information match, erroneous recognition of the unique information in the magnetic tape drive 110 can be recovered. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a writing / reading problem due to erroneous recognition of the unique information of the magnetic tape cartridge 105 by the magnetic tape drive 110 and to enable automatic continuous operation of the autoloader device 101.

  Next, a second embodiment of the magnetic tape library apparatus 200 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a schematic configuration plan view showing the magnetic tape library apparatus 200, and FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a schematic configuration front view. The same components as those of the magnetic tape library apparatus 100 of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  The configuration of the magnetic tape library apparatus 200 will be described below only with respect to differences from the first embodiment.

  6 and 7, the transporter 207 includes a second memory reader 220 that reads information from the first memory 106.

  Next, the operation of the magnetic tape library apparatus 200 will be described below.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the magnetic tape library apparatus 200. Here, a tape loading operation for loading the magnetic tape cartridge 105 to perform data backup will be described.

  Referring to FIG. 8, FIG. 6, and FIG. 7, the operator opens the door 102 and loads the magnetic tape cartridge 105 into the storage shelf 104 (S51).

  Next, the operator instructs the autoloader device 101 to load the magnetic tape cartridge 105 to the magnetic tape drive 110 by an application program (here, a backup program), and starts backup (S52).

  Upon receiving the load operation instruction, the autoloader apparatus 101 instructs the transporter control unit 108 to load the magnetic tape cartridge 105. The transporter control unit 108 moves the transporter 207 in the vertical direction 125 to a position facing the storage shelf 104 where the magnetic tape cartridge 105 exists, and instructs the load / eject control unit 120 to take in the magnetic tape cartridge 105. . The load / eject control unit 120 controls the robot hand 109 to take the magnetic tape cartridge 105 of the storage shelf 104 into the transporter 107.

  When the magnetic tape cartridge 105 is taken into the transporter 207 from the storage shelf 104, the transporter control unit 108 reads the unique information of the first memory 106 by the second memory reader 220 (S53), and the read unique information is the third information. The data is stored in the memory 115 (S54).

  The transporter control unit 108 moves the transporter 207 in the vertical direction 125 so as to face the magnetic tape drive 110, and instructs the load / eject control unit 120 to insert the magnetic tape cartridge 105. The load / eject control unit 120 inserts the magnetic tape cartridge 105 in the transporter 207 into the magnetic tape drive 110 (S55).

  Upon detecting the insertion of the magnetic tape cartridge 105, the drive control unit 111 activates the first memory reader 112, reads the unique information from the first memory 106 attached to the magnetic tape cartridge 105, and stores it in the second memory 113 (S56). ).

  The transporter control unit 108 performs communication between the second communication control unit 116 and the first communication control unit 114, and reads unique information stored in the second memory 113. The unique information comparison unit 117 compares the unique information stored in the third memory 115 with the unique information stored in the second memory 113 (S57), and determines whether or not they match (S58). ).

  As a result of the comparison, when the two pieces of unique information match, the tape loading operation for loading the magnetic tape cartridge 105 ends (S63).

  When the two pieces of unique information do not match, the retry control means 118 compares the number of load retries with the threshold value 119 (S59). In this embodiment, for example, the threshold value 119 is set to 3, and the load retry is performed up to twice.

  When the number of load retries is 3 or more, the process proceeds to (S63), and the tape loading operation is terminated.

  When the number of load retries is two or less, the retry control unit 118 instructs the load / eject control unit 120 to load the magnetic tape cartridge 105 inserted in the magnetic tape drive 110 into the transporter 207. The load / eject control unit 120 takes the magnetic tape cartridge 105 from the magnetic tape drive 110 into the transporter 207 (S60).

  The transporter control unit 108 reads the unique information in the first memory 106 again by the second memory reader 220, and stores the read unique information in the third memory 115 (S61).

  The retry control means 118 instructs the load / eject control unit 120 to reinsert the magnetic tape cartridge 105 from the transporter 207 into the magnetic tape drive 110. The load / eject control unit 120 reinserts the magnetic tape cartridge 105 of the transporter 207 into the magnetic tape drive 110 (S62).

  After successful reinsertion, the retry control means 118 returns to the above (S56) and repeats the operations after (S56).

  As described above, the magnetic tape library apparatus 200 compares the unique information stored in the third memory 115 with the unique information stored in the second memory 113 in order to compare the unique information stored in the second memory 113. An erroneous recognition of the magnetic tape cartridge 105 inserted into the drive 110 can be detected. Since the load retry to the magnetic tape drive 110 is executed until the two pieces of unique information match, erroneous recognition of the unique information in the magnetic tape drive 110 can be recovered. When the unique information between the third memory 115 and the second memory 113 does not match, both the first memory reader 112 and the second memory reader 220 read the unique information in the first memory 106 a plurality of times and compare both. Therefore, the reliability of the read data is improved. Furthermore, it is possible to eliminate the input operation / input error of the unique information from the operation panel 103 by the operator.

  Therefore, the magnetic tape library apparatus 200 prevents the writing / reading trouble from occurring due to erroneous recognition of the unique information of the magnetic tape cartridge 105 by the magnetic tape drive 110, and the automatic loader apparatus 101 can be automatically and continuously operated. .

  In the first and second embodiments described above, the magnetic tape library apparatuses 100 and 200 that use magnetic tape as a storage medium have been described. However, an optical library apparatus that uses an optical disk instead of the magnetic tape can also be used. It is obvious that the same effect can be obtained, and it goes without saying that it is included in the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram of a schematic configuration plan view showing a magnetic tape library apparatus of a first embodiment. 1 is a schematic diagram of a front view of a schematic configuration showing a magnetic tape library apparatus of a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of a drive control unit in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of a transporter control unit in FIG. 1. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the magnetic tape library apparatus of 1st Example. It is a schematic diagram of a schematic configuration plan view showing a magnetic tape library device of a second embodiment. It is a schematic diagram of a schematic configuration front view showing a magnetic tape library device of a second embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the magnetic tape library apparatus of 2nd Example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Magnetic tape library apparatus 101 Autoloader apparatus 102 Door 103 Operation panel 104 Storage shelf 105 Magnetic tape cartridge 106 1st memory 107 Transporter 108 Transporter control part 109 Robot hand 110 Magnetic tape drive 111 Drive control part 112 1st memory reader 113 1st 2 memory 114 first communication control unit 115 third memory 116 second communication control unit 117 unique information comparison unit 118 retry control unit 119 threshold 125 vertical direction 130 housing 200 magnetic tape library device 207 transporter 220 second memory reader

Claims (21)

A cartridge for storing a storage medium in a case; a storage shelf for storing the cartridge; a drive for recording / reproducing information on the storage medium in the cartridge; a drive control unit for controlling the drive; A transporter for inserting / extracting the cartridge into / from the storage shelf and the drive; and a transporter control unit for controlling the transporter, wherein the cartridge stores first information for storing the storage medium. A first memory reader that reads the unique information of the first memory, and the drive control unit stores a second memory that stores the unique information read by the first memory reader; have the transporter control unit includes a third memory for storing the unique information of the first memory that has been set in advance, And unique information comparing means for comparing the serial information stored in the second memory and the third storage information in the memory, the time of detecting a mismatch-specific information comparing unit, the retry control to perform loading retry of the cartridge relative to the drive And an autoloader device. A cartridge for storing a storage medium in a case; a storage shelf for storing the cartridge; a drive for recording / reproducing information on the storage medium in the cartridge; a drive control unit for controlling the drive; A transporter for inserting / extracting the cartridge into / from the storage shelf and the drive; and a transporter control unit for controlling the transporter, wherein the cartridge stores first information for storing the storage medium. A first memory reader that reads the unique information of the first memory, and the drive control unit stores a second memory that stores the unique information read by the first memory reader; And the transporter has a second memory reader for reading out the unique information of the first memory, The transporter control unit compares the third memory that stores the unique information of the first memory read by the second memory reader, the stored information of the second memory, and the stored information of the third memory. An autoloader device comprising: a unique information comparison unit configured to perform a load retry of the cartridge with respect to the drive when a mismatch is detected by the unique information comparison unit . 3. The autoloader device according to claim 1, wherein the unique information includes at least one of write permission information, write prohibition information, read only information, write / read permission information, and write once permission information. 3. The autoloader device according to claim 1, wherein the retry control means includes means for taking the cartridge from the drive into the transporter and means for inserting the cartridge from the transporter into the drive. The retry control unit, the autoloader device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it has a threshold value of the load retries. An autoloader device that transports between a storage shelf that stores cartridges that contain and store a storage medium in a case and a drive that records and reproduces information on the storage medium in the cartridge, and takes the cartridges in and out, and the autoloader device And an operation panel that is provided outside the housing and inputs an operation of the autoloader device. The autoloader device includes a drive control unit that controls the drive, the storage shelf, A transporter that inserts and ejects the cartridge into the drive; and a transporter control unit that controls the transporter. The cartridge includes a first memory that stores unique information of the storage medium. And the drive has a first memory reader for reading the unique information of the first memory. Wherein the drive control unit, the first having a second memory for storing the unique information read by the memory reader, the transporter control unit includes a third memory for storing the unique information of the first memory that has been set in advance And a unique information comparing means for comparing the information stored in the second memory and the information stored in the third memory, and when the mismatch is detected by the unique information comparing means, the cartridge is subjected to a load retry for the drive. A library apparatus comprising retry control means. A cartridge for storing a storage medium in a case; a storage shelf for storing the cartridge; a drive for recording / reproducing information on the storage medium in the cartridge; a drive control unit for controlling the drive; A transporter for inserting / extracting the cartridge into / from the storage shelf and the drive; and a transporter control unit for controlling the transporter, wherein the cartridge stores first information for storing the storage medium. A first memory reader that reads the unique information of the first memory, and the drive control unit stores a second memory that stores the unique information read by the first memory reader; And the transporter has a second memory reader for reading out the unique information of the first memory, The transporter control unit compares the third memory that stores the unique information of the first memory read by the second memory reader, the stored information of the second memory, and the stored information of the third memory. And a retry control unit that executes a load retry of the cartridge with respect to the drive when a mismatch is detected by the unique information comparison unit . 8. The library apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the operation panel has means for storing the unique information of the first memory in the third memory. 8. The library apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the unique information includes at least one of write permission information, write prohibition information, read only information, write / read permission information, and write once permission information. 8. The library apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the retry control means includes means for taking the cartridge from the drive into the transporter, and means for reinserting the cartridge from the transporter into the drive. 11. The library apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the retry control unit has a threshold value for the number of load retries. The transporter control unit, when executing the load retry, means for re-reading the unique information in the first memory by the second memory reader; and means for re-storing the read unique information in the third memory; The library apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising: An autoloader device that transports between a storage shelf that stores cartridges that contain and store a storage medium in a case and a drive that records and reproduces information on the storage medium in the cartridge, and takes the cartridges in and out, and the autoloader device And an operation panel for inputting the operation of the autoloader device provided outside the housing, wherein the autoloader device controls the drive by a drive control unit, and the storage Inserting and ejecting the cartridge to and from the shelf and the drive by a transporter; and controlling the transporter by a transporter control unit, wherein the cartridge stores unique information of the storage medium. Storing in one memory, the drive having a first memo A step of reading the unique information of the first memory by a reader, the drive control unit storing the unique information read by the first memory reader in a second memory, and a first communication control unit Performing communication control with the transporter control unit, wherein the transporter control unit stores preset specific information of the first memory in the third memory, and second communication control. A step of performing communication control with the drive control unit by a unit, a step of comparing the storage information of the second memory with the storage information of the third memory by a specific information comparison unit, and the specific information comparison unit Executing a load retry of the cartridge with respect to the drive by a retry control means when a mismatch is detected. Cartridge loading method of the library apparatus according to symptoms. An autoloader device that transports between a storage shelf that stores cartridges that contain and store a storage medium in a case and a drive that records and reproduces information on the storage medium in the cartridge, and takes the cartridges in and out, and the autoloader device And an operation panel for inputting the operation of the autoloader device provided outside the housing, wherein the autoloader device controls the drive by a drive control unit, and the storage Inserting and ejecting the cartridge to and from the shelf and the drive by a transporter; and controlling the transporter by a transporter control unit, wherein the cartridge stores unique information of the storage medium Storing in one memory, the drive having a first memo A step of reading the unique information of the first memory by a reader, the drive control unit storing the unique information read by the first memory reader in a second memory, and a first communication control unit Controlling the communication with the transporter control unit, the transporter reading the unique information of the first memory by a second memory reader, and the transporter control unit, Storing the unique information of the first memory read by the second memory reader in a third memory, performing communication control with the drive control unit by a second communication control unit, Comparing the stored information in the two memories with the stored information in the third memory by the unique information comparing means; When the 致 detection, the cartridge loading method of the library apparatus, characterized in that it comprises the steps executed by the retry control means loading retry of the cartridge relative to the drive. 15. The cartridge loading method for a library apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the operation panel has a step of storing the unique information of the first memory in the third memory. 15. The cartridge of the library apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the unique information includes at least one of write permission information, write prohibition information, read only information, write / read permission information, and write once permission information. Loading method. 15. The cartridge of the library apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the retry control means includes a step of taking the cartridge from the drive into the transporter, and a step of reinserting the cartridge from the transporter into the drive. Loading method. 18. The cartridge loading method for a library apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the retry control means has a threshold value for the number of load retries. The transporter control unit re-reads the unique information in the first memory with the second memory reader when executing the load retry, and stores the read unique information in the third memory again. 15. The cartridge loading method for a library apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising : 15. The cartridge loading method for a library apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the storage medium includes a magnetic tape or an optical disk. A drive control unit that reads the unique information of the storage medium recorded in the first memory provided in the cartridge and stores the unique information in the second memory provided in the cartridge; the preset unique information is stored in the third memory; and the second memory And a transporter control unit that executes a load retry of the cartridge when the stored information is compared with the stored information of the third memory.

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