METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR TAPE STORAGE SYSTEM TO HANDLE SPACE COMMAND

• Main Author: GRECO PAUL M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.04.2007
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION STORAGE; INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER; PHYSICS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and apparatus for a magnetic tape storage system to adaptively handle space commands from an associated computer system. SOLUTION: In response to the space command from a host system, a determination is made as to whether or not the tape storage system is in...