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METHOD OF MANAGING, WRITING, AND READING FILE ON TAPE

  • US 20160012073A1
  • Filed: 05/22/2015
  • Published: 01/14/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing a file on a tape in a file system, the method comprising:

  • in response to a request to write a first file to a tape, detecting whether a second file including data identical to data of the first file already exists on the tape;

    if the second file exists on the tape, updating a first index of the second file; and

    in response to completing the write of the first file to the tape, adding metadata, including a data starting position and a size of the first file, to the first index.

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