Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – Head – Core
Patent
1993-06-14
1997-03-18
Lane, Jack A.
Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval
Head
Core
395405, 395401, 395427, 360109, 360134, 360135, G06F 926, G06F 934, G06F 1200, G06F 1202
Patent
active
056130821
ABSTRACT:
A data storage system includes a data storage medium, such as a magnetic tape, that has a first control data storing area or drive partition that is addressable only by a peripheral drive mounting the medium and a plurality of other addressable data storing partitions for storing data. A volume table of contents may be stored in one of the addressable partitions. A tachometer measures and indicates physical locations on the storage medium. Each of the partitions have an extent on the storage medium indicated by said physical locations. The control data in the drive partition includes directories of medium control blocks, such as tape marks, defect marks and the like; directory of all addressable partitions including the physical locations at the beginning of each partitions and other medium physical and logical parameter data. A so-called mount-demount medium control block in the drive partition indicates a demount status that shows all data stored in the drive partition is valid. Loading a storage medium into a drive does not mount the drive for recording and reading. First, a copy of the drive partition stored data is copied to a memory in the peripheral drive and the mount-demount medium control block is marked to indicate the storage medium is mounted. Then, the peripheral drive can indicate to an attaching unit that the storage medium is mounted for use in data processing activities.
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Brewer Michael A.
Chliwnyj Alex
Christiansen Dale A.
Wolf James W.
Wright Will A.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Lane Jack A.
Nguyen Than V.
Schecter M. W.
Shifrin D. A.
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