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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Said A. Ahmad, Tucson, AZ (US);
W. Stanley Czarnecki, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ernest S. Gale, Tucson, AZ (US);
Icko E. T. Iben, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Josephine F. Kubista, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: collecting performance data corresponding to a tape drive and/or a magnetic tape head, storing the performance data in memory, and using the data to perform problem analysis. The performance data includes a resistance of the tape drive and/or magnetic tape head and a resolution of the tape drive and/or the magnetic tape head. Moreover, performing the problem analysis includes: determining a condition of the tape drive and/or the magnetic tape head, wherein the condition is selected from a group consisting of: wear, corrosion, defective leads and wire bonds. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.