Tape width measurements
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1. A tape drive, comprising:
- a first and a second servo element to read a number of azimuthally sloped transitions on a first and a second servo band on a tape traveling in a first direction;
a servo processor to calculate a current tape width by determining a distance between the first and second servo bands;
a tape tensioning system to adjust the current tape width to a predetermined tape width before writing information to the tape;
a controller to write information to the tape;
the controller writing data to the tape and writing the current tape width onto the tape, wherein the current tape width is associated to the data.
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Abstract
A tape drive is disclosed. The tape drive determines a current tape width and writes data to the tape as well as the current tape width. The tape width written to the tape is associated with the data. When reading data from a tape the tape drive reads the stored tape width and adjusts the current tape width to match the stored tape width before reading the data associated with the stored tape width.
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1. A tape drive, comprising:
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a first and a second servo element to read a number of azimuthally sloped transitions on a first and a second servo band on a tape traveling in a first direction; a servo processor to calculate a current tape width by determining a distance between the first and second servo bands; a tape tensioning system to adjust the current tape width to a predetermined tape width before writing information to the tape; a controller to write information to the tape; the controller writing data to the tape and writing the current tape width onto the tape, wherein the current tape width is associated to the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of writing data to a tape, comprising:
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reading a number of azimuthally sloped transitions on a first and second servo band on a tape traveling in a first direction; calculating a current tape width by determining a distance between the first and second servo bands; adjusting the current tape width towards a predetermined tape width by changing a tension in the tape before writing the data to the tape; writing the data onto the tape; writing the measured tape width onto the tape and associating the measured tape width to the data. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A tape drive, comprising:
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a first and a second servo element to read a first and a second servo band on a tape traveling in a first direction; a servo processor to calculate a current tape width by determining a distance between the first and second servo band; a controller to read data from the tape using a nominal tape tension; a tape tensioning system to adjust the current tape width to a predetermined tape width before writing information to the tape; the controller writing data to the tape and writing the current tape width onto the tape, wherein the current tape width is associated to the data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of reading data from a tape, comprising:
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determining when there is a stored tape width associated with the data when there is a stored tape width associated with data; reading from the tape, a stored tape width associated with data stored onto the tape; adjusting the tension in the tape to change the current tape width to more closely match the stored tape width when the current tape width is a threshold amount greater than the stored tape width; and reading the associated data from the tape; when there is not a stored tape width associated with the data; reading data from the tape using a nominal tape tension; calculating an initial delta error rate between an error rate in at least one center data track and an error rate in at least one outer data track; when the initial delta error rate is above a threshold; changing the width of the tape to a new tape width by adjusting the tension in the tape; reading data from the tape using the new tape width and calculating a new delta error rate between an error rate in at least one center data track and an error rate in at least one outer data track; optimizing the tape width by reducing the new delta error rate to a minimum; reading the data from the tape using the optimized tape width; when the initial delta error rate is not above a threshold; reading the data from the tape using the nominal tape tension. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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