US 11,308,989 B1 · Optimizing tape drives in a tape library

Abstract

An approach for improving the tape storage media by optimizing tape drives in a tape library. Embodiments manage, by a web interface provided by a tape library, an inventory of one or more tape drives and the one or more tape media in the tape library, and record high tension discharge and distance measurement after formatting in a cartridge memory of the one or more tape media in the tape library. Further, embodiments manage the high tension discharge and the distance measurement after formatting in the cartridge memory of the one or more tape media by measuring a distance between servo bands utilizing one or more unused tape drives and one or more low frequency tape drives in the tape library, and execute a rewind at low tension using the one or more unused tape drive and the one or more low frequency tape drives.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for rewinding one or more tape media at low tension, the computer-implemented method comprising:

managing, by a web interface provided by a tape library, an inventory of one or more tape drives and the one or more tape media in the tape library;
recording high tension discharge and distance measurement after formatting in a cartridge memory of the one or more tape media in the tape library;
managing the high tension discharge and the distance measurement after formatting in the cartridge memory of the one or more tape media by measuring a distance between servo bands utilizing one or more unused tape drives and one or more low frequency tape drives in the tape library;
and
executing a rewind at low tension using the one or more unused tape drive and the one or more low frequency tape drives.

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A computer system for a mechanism for rewinding one or more tape at low tension, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;
one or more computer readable storage media;
program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to manage, by a web interface provided by a tape library, an inventory of one or more tape drives and the one or more tape media in the tape library;
program instructions to record high tension discharge and distance measurement after formatting in a cartridge memory of the one or more tape media in the tape library;
program instructions to manage the high tension discharge and the distance measurement after formatting in the cartridge memory of the one or more tape media by measuring a distance between servo bands utilizing one or more unused tape drives and one or more low frequency tape drives in the tape library;
and
program instructions to execute a rewind at low tension using the one or more unused tape drive and the one or more low frequency tape drives.

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A computer program product for a mechanism for rewinding a tape at low tension by measuring distance between servo bands utilizing unused/less frequently used tape drives, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to manage, by a web interface provided by a tape library, an inventory of one or more tape drives and the one or more tape media in the tape library;
program instructions to record high tension discharge and distance measurement after formatting in a cartridge memory of the one or more tape media in the tape library;
program instructions to manage the high tension discharge and the distance measurement after formatting in the cartridge memory of the one or more tape media by measuring a distance between servo bands utilizing one or more unused tape drives and one or more low frequency tape drives in the tape library;
and
program instructions to execute a rewind at low tension using the one or more unused tape drive and the one or more low frequency tape drives.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Optimizing tape drives in a tape library

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