Patent ID: 8082058

Claim:
A method comprising steps of: providing a second library possessing a second tape drive and a first library possessing: a) a first tape drive, b) a tape cartridge possessing an auxiliary memory device with a load count of n loads, c) an auxiliary storage device, and d) an auxiliary memory device reader; a) loading said tape cartridge in said first tape drive; b) recording into said auxiliary memory device a first load count of n+1 loads; c) unloading said tape cartridge from said first tape drive; d) recording said first load count into said auxiliary storage device; e) loading said tape cartridge in said second tape drive; f) recording into said auxiliary memory device a second load count of n+2 loads; g) unloading said tape cartridge from said second tape drive; h) reading said second load count from said auxiliary memory device via said auxiliary memory device reader; i) comparing said first load count from said auxiliary storage device with said second load count from said auxiliary memory device; j) determining whether there is a numerical discrepancy between said first and second load counts from said auxiliary storage device and said auxiliary memory device; k) generating a user specified action via said first library in response to said any discrepancy.