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Multi-host concurrent writing to magnetic tape

  • US 8,250,299 B2
  • Filed: 05/20/2009
  • Issued: 08/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for storing data on a magnetic tape, the method comprising:

  • receiving data from two different hosts; and

    simultaneously writing the data from the hosts to the magnetic tape using multiple transducers, wherein data is received from each of the hosts at a respective incoming data rate, and further comprising selecting a data write rate that about matches a faster of the incoming data rates from the hosts.

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