Autonomic reclamation processing on sequential storage media

A system for autonomic reclamation of data stored on a sequential storage media comprising:

• a reclamation memory;
• and
• a sequential storage media device on which the reclamation memory is operable, the sequential storage media device having at least one sequential storage media for executing read and write operations;
• wherein the sequential storage media device is configured for performing a reclamation process including:
• identifying, reading out, and storing the active data in a sequential order by starting at a beginning block address of the at least one sequential storage media,
• defining at least one of a start address, an end address, and a data length of all original blocks of active data in a backup application,
• generating, for each original block of active data, a new start address to be written to the backup application,
• yielding, and sending a mapping from the backup application to a tape drive, and
• reading, in the tape drive, from each original block address, the active data in a sequential order.

A computer program product for autonomic reclamation of data stored on at least one sequential storage media by a processor device in communication with a reclamation memory, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

• a first executable portion for identifying, reading out, and storing the active data in a sequential order by starting at a beginning block address of the at least one sequential storage media;
• and
• a second executable portion for:
• defining at least one of a start address, an end address, and a data length of all original blocks of the active data in a backup application,
• generating, for each original block of active data, a new start address to be written to the backup application,
• yielding, and sending a mapping from the backup application to a sequential storage media device having the at least one sequential storage media, and
• reading, in the sequential storage media device, from each original block address, the active data in a sequential order.