Repositioning using cut and paste segments

    公开(公告)号:US11437070B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-06

    申请号:US17471374

    申请日:2021-09-10

    IPC分类号: G11B5/584 G11B15/18

    摘要: Repositioning to a beginning of an area of a tape medium to which a reposition request is directed can be completed. Reading, as a part of an error recovery procedure (ERP), between a first dataset of the area and an mth dataset of the area, can be completed, where m is a number of datasets for which cut and paste multi segments are to be generated. Cut and paste segments for each of the datasets in a range from the first dataset and the mth dataset can be generated. A subset of datasets within the range of the first dataset to the mth dataset having readable dataset information table (DSIT) information can be determined. A determination can be made whether the target data position is included within the subset of datasets within the range of the first dataset to the mth dataset by reading the DSIT information.

    FULL DATA SET DIRECTORY FOR MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDING MEDIA

    公开(公告)号:US20240153532A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US17982387

    申请日:2022-11-07

    IPC分类号: G11B5/008

    CPC分类号: G11B5/00813

    摘要: A method for creating a Full Data Set Directory (FDSD) entry, in accordance with one embodiment, includes acquiring a record count and file mark count of a data set written to and/or to be written to a magnetic recording tape. A writing position on the tape where the data set will be written is determined. The data set is written on the tape. An FDSD entry is generated for the data set. The FDSD entry includes information about each of the following: a tape write pass in which the data set is written, a position of the data set on the tape, the record count, and the file mark count.