Patent ID: 8035911

Claim:
A method for use in a cartridge storage system, comprising: detecting an occurrence of a defined event in a cartridge drive in the cartridge storage system; storing information regarding operation of the cartridge drive, wherein the information includes an indication that a storage cartridge is loaded in the cartridge drive; in response to the defined event, initiating an analysis of information regarding the defined event from the cartridge drive; invoking an intervention routine when the analysis indicates that the defined event represents a failure threat, wherein the intervention routine causes an action to be performed with respect to the failure threat; storing information regarding the failure threat in a removable nonvolatile memory that is removably mounted in the cartridge storage system, wherein the removable nonvolatile memory further stores one or more of software and firmware that operate components in the cartridge storage system; and in response to the analysis indicating that the defined event represents the failure threat, determining, based on the failure threat and the indication that the storage cartridge is located in the cartridge drive, that re-loading of the storage cartridge in the cartridge drive should be performed to address the failure threat.