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<p>From Bryan, FYI<br>
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<td>Tape Status</td>
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<td>Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:19:50 -0400</td>
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<td>Bryan Hess <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bhess@jlab.org"><bhess@jlab.org></a></td>
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<td>Mark Ito <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:marki@jlab.org"><marki@jlab.org></a>, Ole Hansen
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ole@jlab.org"><ole@jlab.org></a>, Nathan Baltzell
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:baltzell@jlab.org"><baltzell@jlab.org></a>, Brad Sawatzky
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:brads@jlab.org"><brads@jlab.org></a></td>
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<td>Andy Kowalski <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kowalski@jlab.org"><kowalski@jlab.org></a>, Graham Heyes
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:heyes@jlab.org"><heyes@jlab.org></a>, Jie Chen <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:chen@jlab.org"><chen@jlab.org></a></td>
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A web page has been developed to track the status of files on
tape that are at IBM for recovery. It is at </div>
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<a href="https://scicomptest.jlab.org/scicomp/tapeFile"
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This will change over time as we add and remove tapes from the
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IBM is dedicating additional hardware to tape recovery now that
they have an effective process. This will increase the recovery
rate, but it will take some time. We continue to audit tapes,
especially those from the Oct/Nov/Dec 2020 time window that
match problematic drive serial numbers. </div>
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As a precaution, we continue to send regular drive diagnostics
to IBM to monitor performance of the tape drives and remove any
that show early signs of errors. This will continue through the
summer as we track humidity and test coupons.</div>
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Please let me know if you have any questions.</div>
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--Bryan</div>
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