Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a write retry method for reducing permanent errors, and a magnetic tape device including the method. SOLUTION: A write control method for writing at least one data set in a predetermined distance of a tape medium in a longitudinal direction repeats a retry operation for writing data set in a tape position where a tape medium is forwarded only by a small distance when an error occurs while writing the data set. When either the repetition step reaches the predetermined number of times or the write limit time of one data set is exceeded is achieved, the tape medium is forwarded from the tape position of the data set correctly written immediately before in time to a position immediately before the forward tape position of a predetermined distance to execute a write retry operation. The number of permanent errors is reduced as compared with the conventional case within a timeout. Thus, unnecessary tape cartridge replacing requests are reduced. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, a computer system and a computer program for determining an access sequence of a plurality of data groups stored on a tape medium.SOLUTION: A data group in the plurality of data groups which has a beginning closest to a current position of the tape medium is selected as a first data group in the access sequence. A data group in the plurality of remaining data groups which has a beginning closest to an end of the first data group is selected as a second data group in the access sequence.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve write performance to a tape medium while securing resistance to errors.SOLUTION: In a controller 16 for a tape drive, a CM input/output part 44 recognizes a tape format, a tape variable acquisition part 45 acquires a tape variable corresponding to the tape format, a set variable acquisition part 46 acquires a set variable, a minimum number calculation part 47 uses the tape variable and the set variable to calculate a minimum number m of a sub-data set to write so as to secure resistance to a burst error. When a command processing part 41 receives a synchronous command, a buffer management part 42 generates an n pieces of sub-data set for storing data in the buffer, when n is smaller than m, padding is performed to make m pieces of sub-data set write data, and when n is equal to or larger than m, n pieces of sub-data set is made the write data, and a channel input/output part 43 writes the write data to the tape.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tape recorder and a tape recording method for effectively using a tape by increasing a free space without losing necessary data on the tape. SOLUTION: The tape recorder has a tape including at least one partition, and controls access to the tape. The tape recorder includes: a means for identifying the position of data on the tape; a means for sequentially reading necessary data areas in the data; a means for sequentially copying the necessary data areas to the beginning of a free space on the tape; a means for creating a continuous forward free space formed of unnecessary data areas and copy source areas of the necessary data areas on the tape; and a means for moving the beginning of the partition (BOP) to a position immediately after the forward free space and for updating positional information on the beginning of the partition. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a following problem: data written in an ABF lap cannot be read out by being overwritten by the other data written in the ABF lap or data written in a normal lap. SOLUTION: In a controller 16 of a tape drive, a buffer managing part 42 detects the occurrence of flash, a channel input/output part 43 writes first data in a ABF lap of a normal direction at the occurrence of flash through a write-in head, and writes second data in a second ABF lap of the reverse direction at the occurrence of flash, after that, the part 43 writes first data and second data in a first normal lap of a normal direction adjacent to the first ABF lap. Among them, when the second data is written in the second ABF lap, an offset discriminating part 44 controls the write-in head so that the write-in head is offset to a direction of a second normal lap of a reverse direction used next to the first normal lap. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accelerate reading out of a specific kind of data from among a plurality of kinds of data with different formats. SOLUTION: In a controller 16 of a tape drive, a command processing unit 41 receives a request for reading out old data behind EOD of new data; a channel input/output unit 43 receives data read out with a read head in response to the request; and a buffer managing unit 42 receives this data. A header information determining unit 44 determines whether this data includes header information of the old data. If it is determined that this data includes the header information of the old data, a data set determining unit 45 determines whether a data set is extractable from this data. If it is determined that the data set is not extractable, a move signal output unit 47 outputs a signal for moving the read head in a direction of the new data. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information recording device capable of performing retrial having a position shifted during overwriting of data set written in a recording medium. SOLUTION: To enable identification based on a writing order number of a data set and the number of writing times (WP) of the data set of the number, data sets are sequentially written in a recording medium. By using a data set written in the recording medium as an old data set, the old data set is substantially overwritten with a data of a new number. A write control means is provided for executing the overwriting means of the old data set by using a value having WP added as a new WP, when an error occurs during overwriting, in a position where the recording medium is shifted forward from the position of the old data set of the recording medium. A predetermined distance is a distance where overwriting of a part of the old data set with a new data set inhibits error correction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique of detecting a defect having a relatively narrow range on a tape medium. SOLUTION: A tape defect detecting device includes a reading unit for reading data from a tape medium, an error correcting unit for performing error correction with respect to the data read by the reading unit, a number-of-times-of-correction counting unit for counting the number of times of error correction by the error correcting unit for each of a plurality of regions into which the tape medium is divided, a temporary storing unit for temporarily storing the number of times of error correction counted by the number-of-times-of-correction counting unit for each region, and a detection unit for detecting a defect on the tape medium based on a distribution on the tape medium of regions having a relatively large number of times of error correction as compared to those of other regions. The detection unit preferably uses the Gini coefficient to detect a situation in which the regions having a relatively large number of times of error correction as compared to those of other regions are concentrated at a particular position on the tape medium. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT