Patent ID: 9189160
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a tape drive system, the method comprising: receiving a change mode request from an application executing on a host computer, the change mode request provided by the application configured to change an operational mode of a tape drive; parsing the change mode request to determine at least one operational mode change requested in the change mode request; storing at least one operational mode of the tape drive corresponding to the at least one operational mode change requested in the received change mode request in a database; converting the change mode request to a change mode command executable by the tape drive; transmitting the change mode request to the tape drive through an input/output port; transmitting a mode state request to the tape drive; receiving a mode state of the tape drive in response to the mode state request, the mode state of the tape drive comprising a set of operational modes, the set of operational modes of the tape drive not including the stored at least one operational mode of the tape drive; and storing the received mode state in the database with the at least one operational mode of the tape drive.