发明名称 |
Cartridge refresh and verify |
摘要 |
A method according to one embodiment includes: deciding to perform a refresh operation on a media cartridge having a tape wrapped around a spool; determining which drive of a plurality of drives is available to perform the refresh operation; causing the media cartridge to be mounted to the available drive; causing the drive to unwrap the tape from the spool of the media cartridge to about an end of the tape; and causing the drive to wrap the tape back onto the spool after the unwrapping, wherein at least some data on the tape is overwritten with new data, and a verification operation is performed using the new data. |
申请公布号 |
US8223450(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.07.17 |
申请号 |
US201113115070 |
申请日期 |
2011.05.24 |
申请人 |
FRY SCOTT MILTON;HANCOCK REED A.;KARP JAMES M.;NYLANDER-HILL PAMELA R.;OGURA EIJI;INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
FRY SCOTT MILTON;HANCOCK REED A.;KARP JAMES M.;NYLANDER-HILL PAMELA R.;OGURA EIJI |
分类号 |
G11B5/09 |
主分类号 |
G11B5/09 |
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