All The Claims

1. A compound of claim having a structural Formula (IIIa) or (IIIa’),
or a tautomer, andor salt thereof, wherein:
A is \u2014NH2;
B is hydrogen, alkyl, \u2014CN, \u2014OR4, \u2014S(O)aR4, \u2014NR4R5, \u2014C(O)NR4R5, \u2014CO2R4, \u2014NR4CO2R5, \u2014NR4C(O)NR5R6, \u2014NR4C(S)NR5R6, \u2014NR4C(\u2550NH)NR5R6, \u2014SO2NR4R5, \u2014NR4SO2R5, \u2014NR4SO2NR5R6, \u2014B(OR4)(OR5), \u2014P(O)(OR4)(OR5), or \u2014P(O)(R4)(OR5);
C is \u2014CO2R7;
a is 0, 1 or 2;
R4, R5, R6, and R7 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, acyl, substituted acyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl or substituted heteroarylalkyl; or alternatively, R4 and R5, or R5 and R6, together with the atoms to which they are bonded, form a cycloheteroalkyl or substituted cycloheteroalkyl ring
R21 is hydrogen;
R22 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, halo, \u2014CN, or \u2014OR27;
R23 is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, \u2014CN, \u2014OR29, \u2014S(O)fR29, \u2014OC(O)R29, \u2014NR29R30, \u2014C(O)NR29R30, \u2014C(O)R29, \u2014CO2R29, \u2014SO2NR29R30, or \u2014NR29SO2R30;
R24 is \u2014O-L1-L2-R33 or \u2014OR33;
L1 is alkylene or substituted alkylene;
L2 is \u2014NR34\u2014,\u2014O\u2014, \u2014S\u2014, \u2014NR34\u2014C(O)\u2014, \u2014C(O)\u2014NR34\u2014, \u2014O\u2014C(O)\u2014, \u2014C(O)\u2014O\u2014, \u2014NR34\u2014C(O)\u2014O\u2014, \u2014O\u2014C(O)\u2014NR34\u2014,\u2014NR34\u2014C(O)\u2014NR35\u2014, \u2014O\u2014C(O)\u2014O\u2014,-heterocyclylene-C(O)\u2014, or -(substituted heterocyclylene)-C(O)\u2014;
R33 is alkyl, substituted alkyl, carbocyclyl, substituted carbocyclyl; aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclvl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, or substituted heteroarylalkyl;
R34 and R35 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, carbocyclyl, substituted carbocyclyl; aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, or substituted heteroarylalkyl;
f and g are independently 0, 1 or 2; and
R27, R29, and R30 are independently hydrogen, or alkyl;
wherein substituted, when used to modify a specified group or radical, means that one or more hydrogen atoms of the specified group or radical are each independently replaced with one or more substituent group(s);
wherein substituent groups on saturated carbon atoms in the substituted group or radical include one or more of \u2014Ra, halo, \u2014O\u2212, \u2550O, \u2014ORb, \u2014SRb, \u2014S\u2212, \u2550S, \u2014NRcRc, \u2550NRb, \u2550N\u2014ORb, trihalomethyl, \u2014CF3, \u2014CN, \u2014OCN, \u2014SCN, \u2014NO, \u2014NO2, \u2550N2, \u2014N3, \u2014S(O)2Rb, \u2014S(O)2NRb, \u2014S(O)2O\u2212, \u2014S(O)2ORb, \u2014OS(O)2Rb, \u2014OS(O)2O\u2212, \u2014OS(O)2ORb, \u2014P(O)(O\u2212)2, \u2014P(O)(ORb)(O\u2212), \u2014P(O)(ORb)(ORb), \u2014C(O)Rb, \u2014C(S)Rb, \u2014C(NRb)Rb, \u2014C(O)O\u2212, \u2014C(O)ORb, \u2014C(S)ORb, \u2014C(O)NRcRc, \u2014C(NRb)NRcRc, \u2014OC(O)Rb, \u2014OC(S)Rb, \u2014OC(O)O\u2212, \u2014OC(O)ORb, \u2014OC(S)ORb, \u2014NRbC(O)Rb, \u2014NRbC(S)Rb, \u2014NRbC(O)O\u2212, \u2014NRbC(O)ORb, \u2014NRbC(S)ORb, \u2014NRbC(O)NRcRc, \u2014NRbC(NRb)Rb or \u2014NRbC(NRb)NRcRc,
wherein each Ra is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl and heteroarylalkyl; each Rb is independently hydrogen or Ra; and each Rc is independently Rb or alternatively, the two Rcs may be taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded form a 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered cycloheteroalkyl which may optionally include from 1 to 4 of the same or different additional heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, N and S;
wherein the one or more substituent groups, taken together with the atoms to which they are bonded, may form a cyclic ring including cycloalkyl and cycloheteroalkyl;
wherein substituent groups on unsaturated carbon atoms in the specified group or radical include \u2014Ra, halo, \u2014O\u2212, \u2014ORb, \u2014SRb, \u2014S\u2212, \u2014NRcRc, trihalomethyl, \u2014CF3, \u2014CN, \u2014OCN, \u2014SCN, \u2014NO, \u2014NO2, \u2014N3, \u2014S(O)2,Rb, \u2014S(O)2O\u2212, \u2014S(O)2ORb, \u2014OS(O)2Rb, \u2014OS(O)2O\u2212, \u2014OS(O)2ORb, \u2014P(O)(O\u2212)2, \u2014P(O)(ORb)(O\u2212), \u2014P(O)(ORb)(ORb), \u2014C(O)Rb, \u2014C(S)Rb, \u2014C(NRb)Rb, \u2014C(O)O\u2212, \u2014C(O)ORb, \u2014C(S)ORb, \u2014C(O)NRcRc, \u2014C(NRb)NRcRc, \u2014OC(O)Rb, \u2014OC(S)Rb, \u2014OC(O)O\u2212, \u2014OC(O)ORb, \u2014OC(S)ORb, \u2014NRbC(O)Rb, \u2014NRbC(S)Rb, \u2014NRbC(O)O\u2212, \u2014NRbC(O)ORb, \u2014NRbC(S)ORb, \u2014NRbC(O)NRcRc, \u2014NRbC(NRb)Rb or \u2014NRbC(NRb)NRcRc;
wherein substituent groups on nitrogen atoms in heteroatom-containing groups include \u2014Ra, \u2014O\u2212, \u2014ORb, \u2014SRb, \u2014S\u2212, \u2014NRcRc, trihalomethyl, \u2014CF3, \u2014CN, \u2014NO, \u2014NO2, \u2014S(O)2Rb, \u2014S(O)2O\u2212, \u2014S(O)2ORb, \u2014OS(O)2Rb, \u2014OS(O)2O\u2212, \u2014OS(O)2ORb, \u2014P(O)(O\u2212)2, \u2014P(O)(ORb)(O\u2212), \u2014P(O)(ORb)(ORb), \u2014C(O)Rb, \u2014C(S)Rb, \u2014C(NRb)Rb, \u2014C(O)ORb, \u2014C(S)ORb, \u2014C(O)NRcRc, \u2014C(NRb)NRcRc, \u2014OC(O)Rb, \u2014OC(S)Rb, \u2014OC(O)ORb, \u2014OC(S)ORb, \u2014NRbC(O)Rb, \u2014NRbC(S)Rb, \u2014NRbC(O)ORb, \u2014NRbC(S)ORb, \u2014NRbC(O)NRcRc, \u2014NRbC(NRb)Rb or \u2014NRbC(NRb)NRcRc; and
wherein substituents used to substitute a specified group can be further substituted with one or more of the same or different substituent groups.
2. The compound of claim 1, wherein R21, R22, and R23 are all hydrogen.
3. The compound of claim 1, wherein R21 and R22 are all hydrogen.
4. The compound of claim 1 having a structural Formula (IIIb) or (IIIb’),
or a tautomer, andor salt thereof; wherein
Ll is alkylene or substituted alkylene;
L2 is \u2014NR34\u2014, \u2014O\u2014, \u2014S\u2014, \u2014NR34\u2014C(O)\u2014, \u2014C(O)\u2014NR34\u2014, \u2014O\u2014C(O)\u2014, \u2014C(O)\u2014O\u2014, \u2014NR34\u2014C(O)\u2014O\u2014, \u2014O\u2014C(O)\u2014NR34\u2014,\u2014NR34\u2014C(O)\u2014NR35\u2014, \u2014O\u2014C(O)\u2014O\u2014, -heterocyclylene-C(O)\u2014, or -(substituted heterocyclylene)-C(O)\u2014;
R33 is alkyl, substituted alkyl, carbocyclyl, substituted carbocyclyl; aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, or substituted heteroarylalkyl; and
R34 and R35 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, carbocyclyl, substituted carbocyclyl; aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, or substituted heteroarylalkyl.
5. The compound of claim 1 having a structural Formula (IIIc), or (IIIc’),
or a tautomer, andor salt, thereof; wherein
R33 is alkyl, substituted alkyl, carbocyclyl, substituted carbocyclyl; aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, or substituted heteroarylalkyl.
6. The compound of claim 5, wherein
R33 is alkyl, substituted alkyl, carbocyclyl, substituted carbocyclyl; heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, heteroalkyl, or substituted heteroalkyl.
7. The compound of claim 4, wherein
A is \u2014NH2;
B is hydrogen, or alkyl;
C is \u2014CO2R7;
L1 is alkylene or substituted alkylene;
L2 is \u2014NR34\u2014, \u2014O\u2014, \u2014NR34\u2014C(O)\u2014, \u2014C(O)\u2014NR34\u2014, \u2014O\u2014C(O)\u2014, \u2014C(O)\u2014O\u2014, -hetercyclylene-C(O)\u2014, or -(substituted hetercyclylene)-C(O)\u2014;
R33 is alkyl, substituted alkyl, carbocyclyl, substituted carbocyclyl; aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, or substituted heteroarylalkyl; and
R34 and R35 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, or substituted alkyl.
8. The compound of claim 5, wherein
A is \u2014NH2;
B is hydrogen, or alkyl;
C is \u2014CO2R7;
R33 is alkyl, substituted alkyl, carbocyclyl, substituted carbocyclyl; heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, heteroalkyl, or substituted heteroalkyl.
9. The compound of claim 1, which is selected from the group consisting of
10. The compound of claim 1, which is selected from the group consisting of
or a tautomer, andor salt, thereof.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claims which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A monoclonal antibody that selectively binds to one of the following:
(a) hemoglobin variant HbD and glycated HbD, wherein the antibody binds to a HbD minimal epitope 121QFTPP125 (SEQ ID NO:8) or 119GKQFTPP125 (SEQ ID NO:46); or
(b) hemoglobin variant HbE and glycated HbE, wherein the antibody binds to a HbE minimal epitope 22EVGGK26 (SEQ ID NO:6) or 21DEVGGK26 (SEQ ID NO:7).
2. A method for individually detecting a plurality of hemoglobin-containing analytes comprising HbA1c and a hemoglobin variant, if present, in a single sample of blood cell lysate, said method comprising:
(a) incubating said sample with a population of beads in a common mixture, said population comprising a subpopulation to detect HbA1c and one or more further subpopulations, each of which detects a hemoglobin variant, wherein:
(i) each bead of said subpopulation to detect HbA1c has bonded thereto a classifier dye and each bead of said one or more subpopulations to detect a hemoglobin variant has bonded thereto a classifier dye where the classifier dyes are selected such that the classifier dyes, and thereby said subpopulations, are differentiable from each other by fluorescent emissions emitted by said classifier dyes upon excitation, and
(ii) each bead of said subpopulation to detect HbA1c further has bonded thereto an antibody having selective binding affinity towards HbA1c and each bead of said one or more subpopulations to detect a hemoglobin variant has bonded thereto a monoclonal antibody that has selective binding affinity towards the variant and the glycated form of the variant to cause each analyte to bind to the different bead subpopulation through the antibody bonded to said subpopulations, wherein:
one subpopulation of the one or more further subpopulations detects HbD, if present in the sample, and has bonded thereto a monoclonal antibody having selective binding affinity towards HbD and glycated HbD; or
one subpopulation of the one or more further subpopulations detects HbE, if present in the sample, and has bonded thereto a monoclonal antibody having selective binding affinity towards HbE and glycated HbE;

(b) with said analytes bound to the beads of said subpopulations, incubating said population with a labeled binding member that binds to all of said analytes, thereby labeling said analytes thus bound; and
(c) detecting the labeled binding member that binds to all of said analytes and detecting classifier dyes from the subpopulations of beads and differentiating the labels of the subpopulations by fluorescent emissions, thereby individually detecting HbA1c and if present, the hemoglobin variant.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the population of beads further comprises a subpopulation that detects total hemoglobin, wherein each bead of the subpopulation to detect total hemoglobin has bonded thereto a classifier dye that is selected such that the classifier dye, and thereby said subpopulation, is differentiable from the other classifier dyes; and each member of said subpopulation that detects total hemoglobin having bonded thereto a monoclonal antibody having selective binding affinity towards all hemoglobin-containing analytes.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein said monoclonal antibody that has selective binding affinity towards all hemoglobin-containing analytes binds to a beta globin chain minimal epitope 9SAVTALWGKVNV20 (SEQ ID NO:15), 8KSAVTALWGKVNV20 (SEQ ID NO:16), or 11VTALW15 (SEQ ID NO:17).
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the antibody having selective binding affinity for HbA1c is a monoclonal antibody.
6. The method of claim 2, wherein one subpopulation of the one or more further subpopulations of (ii) detects HbD.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the monoclonal antibody having selective affinity for HbD and glycated HbD is a monoclonal antibody that binds to a HbD minimal epitope 121QFTPP125 (SEQ ID NO:8) or 119GKQFTPP125 (SEQ ID NO:46).
8. The method of claim 2, wherein one subpopulation of the one or more further subpopulations of (ii) detects HbE.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein monoclonal antibody having selective affinity for HbE and glycated HbE is a monoclonal antibody that binds to a HbE minimal epitope 22EVGGK26 (SEQ ID NO:6) or 21DEVGGK26 (SEQ ID NO:7).
10. The method of claim 2, wherein the population comprises a subpopulation that detects HbD, if present in the sample, and a subpopulation that detects HbE, if present in the sample.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the monoclonal antibody having selective binding affinity towards HbD and glycated HbD binds to a HbD minimal epitope 121QFTPP125 (SEQ ID NO:8) or 119GKQFTPP125 (SEQ ID NO:46); and the monoclonal antibody having selective affinity for HbE and glycated HbE binds to a HbE minimal epitope 22EVGGK26 (SEQ ID NO:6) or 21DEVGGK26 (SEQ ID NO:7).
12. The method of claim 2, wherein said method further comprises determining total hemoglobin in a non-immunoassay method.
13. The method of claim 2, wherein the blood cell lysate is a denatured blood cell lysate.
14. The method of claim 2, wherein the sample is from a diabetic patient.
15. A method for determining the proportion of HbA1c relative to total hemoglobin in a sample of blood cell lysate, adjusted for the possible presence in said lysate of a hemoglobin variant that interferes with the measurement of HbA1c, said method comprising:
(a) incubating said sample with a population of beads, said population consisting of a plurality of subpopulations in a common mixture, each bead of said population having bonded thereto one of a plurality of classifier dyes selected such that said classifier dyes, and thereby said subpopulations, are differentiable from each other by fluorescent emissions emitted by said classifier dyes upon excitation, each said subpopulation further having bonded thereto an immunological binding member having selective binding affinity toward one of a plurality of analytes, said plurality comprising HbA1c and said hemoglobin variant, to cause each of said analytes to bind to a different bead subpopulation through the immunological binding member bonded thereto;
(b) with said analytes bound to the beads of said subpopulations, incubating said population with a labeled binding member that binds to all of said analytes, thereby labeling said analytes so bound;
(c) with said bound analytes so labeled, detecting labels bound to said bound analytes while differentiating said labels so detected according to subpopulations by fluorescent emissions, thereby individually detecting concentrations of said analytes in said sample; and
(d) determining from said concentrations the proportion of HbA1c relative to total hemoglobin, adjusted for the concentration of said hemoglobin variant by an adjustment factor empirically derived from a predetermined relation between said hemoglobin variant concentration and the concentration of said HbA1c so detected.

1. A method of providing end-to-end water quality control from a water system operator to a point of delivery proximate a consumer, comprising:
treating the water;
delivering the water to the consumer at the point of delivery;
filtering and purifying the water at the point of delivery;
monitoring water quality at the point of delivery;
reporting water quality at the point of delivery to the water system operator over a network.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of filtering and purifying the water is performed using a water filterpurifier.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the water filterpurifier comprises a housing, a replaceable water filterpurifier cartridge disposed within the housing, and at least one water quality sensor disposed within the water filterpurifier for monitoring the water quality.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the water filterpurifier comprises a housing, a replaceable water filterpurifier cartridge disposed within the housing, and at least one sensor disposed within the water filterpurifier for monitoring the non-water quality parameters.
5. The method of claim 2 further comprising monitoring water usage of the consumer and reporting the water usage to the water system operator over the network.
6. The method of claim 3 further comprising estimating when the cartridge needs replacement based on water quality sensor data.
7. The method of claim 3 further comprising estimating when the cartridge needs replacement based on meter reading data.
8. The method of claim 3 further comprising estimating when the cartridge needs replacement based on sensor data.
9. The method of claim 6 further comprising sending a replacement cartridge to the consumer prior to when the cartridge needs replacement.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of delivering includes delivering the water through a water meter associated with the consumer to the point of delivery.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of delivering includes delivering into a building associated with the consumer.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of delivering includes delivering to a water fixture associated with the consumer.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein the water fixture is selected from a set comprising a tap, a faucet, a hydrant, a spigot, a spout, a valve, and a bib.
14. The method of claim 1 further comprising stopping supply of the water to a water fixture at the point of delivery if the water quality at the point of delivery is below a threshold.
15. A method of providing end-to-end water quality control from a water system operator to a point of delivery proximate a consumer, comprising:
treating the water;
delivering the water to the consumer at the point of delivery;
filtering and purifying the water at the point of delivery;
monitoring water quality at the point of delivery;
reporting water quality at the point of delivery to the water system operator over a network;
stopping supply of the water at the point of delivery if the water quality is below a threshold;
providing a promise from the water system operator to the consumer that the water quality is above the threshold.
16. The method of claim 15 further comprising billing the consumer.
17. The method of claim 15 wherein the water quality is based at least in part on a concentration of one or more contaminants.
18. The method of claim 15 wherein the step of filtering and purifying the water is performed using a water filterpurifier cartridge.
19. The method of claim 15 further comprising monitoring water usage of the consumer and reporting the water usage to the water system operator over the network.
20. The method of claim 18 further comprising estimating when the cartridge needs replacement.
21. The method of claim 20 further comprising sending a replacement cartridge to the consumer prior to when the cartridge needs replacement.
22. The method of claim 15 wherein the step of delivering includes delivering the water through a water meter associated with the consumer to the point of delivery.
23. The method of claim 15 further comprising stopping supply of the water to a water fixture at the point of delivery if the water quality at the point of delivery is below a threshold.
24. A method of providing end-to-end water quality control from a water system operator to a point of delivery proximate a consumer, comprising:
treating the water;
delivering the water to the consumer at the point of delivery;
filtering and purifying the water at the point of delivery;
monitoring the total volume of water passing the point of delivery;
reporting the total volume of water passing the point of delivery to the water system operator over a network;
stopping supply of the water at the point of delivery if the total water volume is above a threshold;
providing a promise from the water system operator to the consumer that the total volume of water is below the threshold.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claims which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for performing a storage operation using at least two storage devices, the method comprising:
receiving a request to perform a storage operation;
determining a storage characteristic related to performing the requested storage operation;
detecting, among a plurality of storage devices, a first storage device and a second storage device satisfying the storage characteristic;
associating the first storage device and the second storage device with a virtual library; and
performing the storage operation using the virtual library.
2. (canceled)
3. The method of claim 1 wherein associating the first storage device and the second storage device with a virtual library comprises storing data indicating an association of the first and second storage device with the virtual library in an index.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising maintaining the virtual library.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
detecting a third storage device among the plurality of storage devices, the third storage device satisfying the storage characteristic;
disassociating the first storage device with the virtual library; and
associating the third storage device with the virtual library.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a first value of a storage characteristic of the first storage device, the first storage device being associated in the virtual library;
detecting a change in the storage characteristic of the first storage device; wherein the change in the storage characteristic of the first storage device causes the first storage device to not satisfy a storage characteristic threshold
identifying a third storage device having a storage characteristic satisfying the storage characteristic threshold;
disassociating the first storage device from the virtual library; and
associating the third storage device in the virtual library.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein detecting a change in the storage characteristic of the first storage device comprises examining the first storage device prior to receiving the request to perform the storage operation.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein disassociating the first storage device from the virtual library comprises updating an index with data indicating a disassociation of the first storage device with the virtual library; and wherein associating the third storage device in the virtual library comprises updating the index with data indicating an association of the third storage device with the virtual library.
9.-15. (canceled)
16. A method for storing data using a virtual library, the method comprising:
receiving a request to perform a data storage operation;
selecting a virtual library of at least two associated storage devices capable of performing the data storage operation; and
performing the data storage operation using the virtual library.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the at least two associated storage devices are associated by storing data indicating an association of the at least two associated storage devices in an index.
18. The method of claim 16 wherein selecting the virtual library comprises:
receiving a storage characteristic relating to the requested data storage operation; and
detecting that the at least two storage devices have a storage characteristic that matches the received storage characteristic.
19. The method of claim 16 wherein the request to perform a data storage operation includes a data identifier; and selecting the virtual library comprises consulting an index to determine the virtual library associated with the data identifier.
20. The method of claim 19 wherein the virtual library associated with the data identifier is a current virtual library configuration.
21. The method of claim 19 wherein the virtual library associated with the data identifier is a previous virtual library configuration.
22. The method of claim 16 further comprising:
detecting that a given one of the at least two storage devices becomes incapable of performing the data storage operation;
disassociating the given one of the at least two storage devices with the virtual library; and
associating a third storage device capable of performing the storage operation with the virtual library.
23. The method of claim 22 wherein disassociating the given one of the at least two storage devices with the virtual library comprises storing data in an index indicating a disassociation of the given one of the at least two storage devices with the virtual library and storing data in an index indicating a previous configuration of the virtual library.
24. The method of claim 22 wherein associating a third storage device capable of performing the storage operation with the virtual library comprises storing data in an index indicating an association of the third storage device with the virtual library and storing data in an index indicating a current configuration of the virtual library.
25. The method of claim 22 further comprising consulting the index to identify the current configuration of the virtual library for performing the storage operation.
26. A virtual library for performing a storage operation, the virtual library comprising:
at least two storage devices, the at least two storage devices having a common storage characteristic for performing a storage operation;
a media management component communicatively coupled to the at least two storage devices, a storage manager and an index, wherein:
the media management component is programmed to coordinate performing the storage operation in the virtual library; and
the index comprises data indicating an association of the at least two devices with the virtual library.
27. The virtual library of claim 26 wherein the media management component is further programmed to maintain the virtual library.
28. The virtual library of claim 26 wherein the media management component is further programmed to detect a change in the common storage characteristic of a given one of the at least two storage devices; disassociate the given one of the at least two storage devices with the virtual library; and associate a third storage device with the virtual library.
29. A computer readable storage medium including computer executable code for a method for performing a storage operation using at least two storage devices, the method comprising:
receiving a request to perform a storage operation;
determining a storage characteristic related to performing the storage operation;
detecting, among a plurality of storage devices, a first storage device and a second storage device satisfying the storage characteristic;
associating the first storage device and the second storage device with a virtual library; and
performing the storage operation using the virtual library.
30.-41. (canceled)