Drives of a data storage library are concurrently configured. A processor transmits library configuration data separately to each drive, initializes a first configuration process state, with a time-out period, for each drive. A drive responds with a status response, the first process state is updated...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US6813698?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6813698 - Concurrent configuration of drives of a data storage library
