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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
May. 26, 2021
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method can include obtaining write information corresponding to an index to be written to a tape. The write information can include a target write position on the tape for the index. The method can include making a first determination that the target write position is beyond a threshold position on the tape. The method can include obtaining index information comprising a size of a full index stored on the tape. The method can include making a second determination that the size of the full index exceeds a size of one dataset. The method can include writing, in response to making the first determination and the second determination, the index to the tape. The writing can be in a first position beyond the threshold position. The index can be an incremental index.