| US 7,495,861 B2 | ||
| Control apparatus, control method, and computer product for magnetic tape device | ||
| Yoshiaki Ochi, Kawasaki (Japan); and Yasuhiko Hanaoka, Kawasaki (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 20, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/641,717. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2006-214839 (JP), filed on Aug. 07, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0030887 A1, Feb. 07, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G11B 5/584 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 360—77.12 | 12 Claims |
| 1. A magnetic-tape-device control apparatus that controls positioning of a head of a magnetic tape device to position the
head at a target file among a plurality of files written to a magnetic tape, the magnetic-tape-device control apparatus comprising:
a storage unit that stores therein header data that identifies each of the files;
a reading unit that reads the header data stored in the storage unit, from header data of a first file written to the magnetic
tape to the header data of the target file, in order in which the files have been written to the magnetic tape; and
a positioning unit that controls positioning of the head based on number of files whose header data have been read by the
reading unit.
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