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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2009
Allen Keith Bates, Tucson, AZ (US);
Shawn Owen Brume, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nhan Xuan Bui, Tucson, AZ (US);
Joel Hsien-li Chen, Tucson, AZ (US);
Eric Rolf Christensen, Tucson, AZ (US);
Roger Javier Justo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Daniel James Winarski, Tucson, AZ (US);
Allen Keith Bates, Tucson, AZ (US);
Shawn Owen Brume, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nhan Xuan Bui, Tucson, AZ (US);
Joel Hsien-Li Chen, Tucson, AZ (US);
Eric Rolf Christensen, Tucson, AZ (US);
Roger Javier Justo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Daniel James Winarski, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Handling a magnetic tape cartridge comprises the steps of reading cartridge mount information from the cartridge memory; determining from the cartridge mount information whether the present mount is the first mount of the magnetic tape cartridge; and if so, fast forward and rewind the magnetic tape of the magnetic tape cartridge, e.g., the fast forward is to end of tape (EOT) and the rewind is to beginning of tape (BOT). Alternatively, if the cartridge mount information indicates the present mount is the first mount of the magnetic tape cartridge; monitoring input/output with respect to the magnetic tape cartridge for write errors during the mount; determining whether the number of monitored write errors meets a predetermined threshold; and if so, fast forward and rewind the magnetic tape of the magnetic tape cartridge.