Hub, information processing apparatus, and program

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a processor that manages a hub including a hub body around which a magnetic tape is wound, and a noncontact storage medium provided in the hub body, in which the noncontact storage medium stores hub specification information for specifying the hub body, and the hub specification information is associated with hub change characteristic information indicating a change characteristic of the hub body;
• and
• a memory that is built in or connected to the processor,
• wherein the processor executes processing using the hub change characteristic information;
• wherein the hub change characteristic information includes first information indicating usability of the hub body, and
• the processor outputs information for presenting a content of the first information to a first presentation device.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program executable by a computer that manages a hub including a hub body around which a magnetic tape is wound, and a noncontact storage medium provided in the hub body, in which the noncontact storage medium stores hub specification information for specifying the hub body, and the hub specification information is associated with hub change characteristic information indicating a change characteristic of the hub body, to perform a process comprising:

• executing processing using the hub change characteristic information;
• wherein the hub change characteristic information includes quality information indicating a quality of the hub body;
• and
• wherein the quality information includes expiration date information indicating an expiration date of the hub body.