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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Robert G. Biskeborn, Hollister, CA (US);
Ho-Yiu Lam, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jason Liang, Campbell, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for detecting sensor-damaging tape media, according to one embodiment, includes acquiring a metric for at least one sensor of a tape drive after performing an operation on a magnetic recording tape, and comparing the metric for the at least one sensor after performing the operation to a metric for the at least one sensor acquired before performing the operation. An action is taken in response to a result of the comparing indicating that a difference between the metrics is in a predetermined range. A product, according to one embodiment, includes a magnetic recording tape, and a memory coupled to the magnetic recording tape. At least one value is stored in the memory, the at least one value being indicative of whether the magnetic recording tape is potentially sensor-damaging.