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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Allen K. Bates, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nhan X. Bui, Tucson, AZ (US);
Octaviano G. Gomez, Tucson, AZ (US);
Marie L. E. Romero, Tucson, AZ (US);
Stephen L. Schwartz, Tucson, AZ (US);
Daniel J. Winarski, Tucson, AZ (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes creating a cartridge memory (CM) database accessible via a storage cloud, the CM database storing information corresponding to a plurality of data storage cartridges that are configured to store data that is accessible by one or more data storage drives located in one or more data storage libraries. The method also includes storing information corresponding to each of the plurality of data storage cartridges to separate entries in the CM database, the information being selected from a group including: a history of read errors for each data storage cartridge that occurred during reading of the data storage cartridge, which data storage drive was used for writing data to each data storage cartridge, and a temperature and humidity within each data storage library, within each data storage cartridge, and within a data storage drive at a time when a data storage cartridge was written.