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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Scott Milton Fry, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Reed A. Hancock, Tucson, AZ (US);
James M. Karp, Tucson, AZ (US);
Pamela R. Nylander-hill, Tucson, AZ (US);
Eiji Ogura, Yokohama, JP;
Scott Milton Fry, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Reed A. Hancock, Tucson, AZ (US);
James M. Karp, Tucson, AZ (US);
Pamela R. Nylander-Hill, Tucson, AZ (US);
Eiji Ogura, Yokohama, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method in one embodiment includes receiving a command to perform at least one of a refresh operation and a verification operation on a media cartridge having a tape wrapped around a spool; mounting the media cartridge in a tape drive; starting execution of the refresh and/or verification operation; aborting execution of the refresh and/or verification operation upon occurrence of a predetermined event. A method in another embodiment includes receiving an instruction to perform a verification operation on a media cartridge having a tape wrapped around a spool; unwrapping at least some of the tape from the spool; after the unwrapping, wrapping at least some of the tape back onto the spool; during at least one of the unwrapping and wrapping, performing a verification operation; terminating execution of the verification operation when a drive error is detected; outputting an indication of a media error when a media error is encountered.