Patent ID: 7385776
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a tape drive operable with a tape storage medium, said method comprising: in response to the receipt of a write command, storing data sets associated with said write command in a buffer memory; obtaining a total number N of data sets stored within said buffer memory; obtaining a tape length L from a current write position on a tape storage medium to a physical end-of-tape (PEOT) of said tape storage medium; determining whether or not there is enough space to write said total number N of data sets plus data sets from one additional write command within said tape length L; and in a determination that there is not enough space to write said total number N of data sets plus data sets from one additional write command within said tape length L, issuing a logical end-of-tape (LEOT) notification.