Cartridge refresh and verify

A method, comprising:

• receiving a command to perform at least one of a refresh operation and a verification operation on a media cartridge having a tape wrapped around a spool;
• mounting the media cartridge in a tape drive;
• starting execution of the refresh and/or verification operation;
• and
• aborting execution of the refresh and/or verification operation upon occurrence of a predetermined event;
• and
• storing positional information in memory, the positional information allowing a later re-start of execution of the refresh and/or verification operation from an aborted position of the tape.

A method, comprising:

• receiving an instruction to perform a verification operation on a media cartridge having a tape wrapped around a spool;
• unwrapping at least some of the tape from the spool of the media cartridge;
• after the unwrapping, wrapping at least some of the tape back onto the spool;
• during at least one of the unwrapping and wrapping, performing a verification operation;
• terminating execution of the verification operation when a drive error is detected;
• and
• outputting an indication of a media error when a media error is encountered,
• wherein a second drive is scheduled to verify the media error.

A method comprising:

• receiving an instruction to perform a verification operation on a media cartridge having a tape wrapped around a spool;
• unwrapping at least some of the tape from the spool of the media cartridge;
• after the unwrapping, wrapping at least some of the tape back onto the spool;
• during at least one of the unwrapping and wrapping, performing a verification operation;
• terminating execution of the verification operation when a drive error is detected;
• outputting an indication of a media error when a media error is encountered;
• and
• generating a quality metric based on the verification operation, wherein the quality metric is indicative of a quality of the media cartridge, wherein a second drive is scheduled to reperform the verification operation if the quality metric is beyond a threshold or indicates failure.

A system, comprising:

• a tape drive having a magnetic head and tape guides;
• wherein the tape drive is configured to:
• receive a command to perform at least one of a refresh operation and a verification operation on a media cartridge having a tape wrapped around a spool;
• mount the media cartridge therein;
• start execution of the refresh and/or verification operation;
• and
• abort execution of the refresh and/or verification operation upon occurrence of a predetermined event,
• wherein the command is to perform a verification operation wherein at least some data on the tape is overwritten with new data, and the verification operation is performed using the new data,
• wherein the tape drive is configured to store positional information in memory, the positional information allowing a later re-start of execution of the refresh and/or verification operation from an aborted position of the tape.