Quantum Corporation

Certance LLC

Stephen C Cooper

Turguy Goker

James P Peng

Hoa Le

William R Weakley

A media library () for evaluating a health of a head () of a media drive () includes a library control system () that is configured to control oversight functionality of the media library (). The library control system () receives media drive information generated during at least one of a read procedure and a write procedure being performed by the media drive () and analyzes the media drive information to determine the health of the head () of the media drive (). The media drive information includes drive performance metrics generated by the media drive () during a read verify procedure performed by the media drive () upon request of the library control system () of the media library ().

Real-time library-based in situ drive test, drive head status detection, cleaning verification and tracking

A control system and method for operating a system comprising a host computer, a buffer, a tape drive and a tape is provided. The method includes writing data to the tape while the tape is traveling at a first speed; stopping the tape; determining an optimum second speed to drive the tape to travel; and, thereafter driving the tape to travel at the second speed while writing data to the tape.

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Costa Mesa, CA, United States of America

Stephen C Cooper