Patent ID: 9524749
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: G11B

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: performing a tape read operation at a tape location using a first tape head of a tape drive; detecting an occurrence of a tape read operation failure; in response to detecting the occurrence of the tape read operation failure, performing a second tape read operation at the tape location using a second tape head of the tape drive; determining if the tape read operation failure is observed in response to performing the second tape read operation; when the tape operation failure is observed in response to performing the second tape operation, determining that the tape operation failure is due to a faulty tape medium and posting a media failure error code representative of a media failure; and when the tape operation failure is not observed in response to performing the second tape operation, determining that the tape operation failure is due to a faulty tape head and posting a media failure error code representative of a head failure.