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Replication of tape cartridge data

US9111570B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Bernd Freitag · Partenheim, DE
Frank Krick · Ockenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 18, 2014
Grant date	Aug 18, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 18, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11B2220/90
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose methods, computer program products, and systems for replicating data stored on a tape cartridge on one or more computing devices. In one embodiment, when priming a first tape cartridge for writing of data, the first tape cartridge is configured for replication to a second tape cartridge. Subsequently, after loading the first tape cartridge into a first tape drive, data stored on the first tape cartridge can be directly transmitted from the first tape drive to a second tape drive in which the second tape cartridge is loaded without using an intermediate host computer system to facilitate data transfer.

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