Method and system for increasing recording format reliability for limited media space in a tape drive system

1. A method comprising:

identifying a default media information region (MIR) on a media, the default MIR having MIR information divided into segments;

reading the MIR information;

rotating the MIR information into a first rotation MIR information by rotating the segments by one segment;

writing the first rotation MIR information into a first MIR on the media;

reading the first rotation MIR information;

rotating the first rotation MIR information into a second rotation MIR information by rotating the segments by one segment; and

writing the second rotation MIR information into a second MIR on the media.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the default MIR and the first MIR are located in a MIR area on the media, the media including a magnetic tape.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second MIR is located in the MIR area on the media.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

reading the second rotation MIR information;

rotating the second rotation MIR information into an Nth rotation MIR information by rotating the segments by one segment, wherein N equals at least the number of MIR segments; and

writing the Nth rotation MIR information into an Nth MIR in the MIR area on the media.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein reading continues until the MIR information from each segment is read.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein rotating continues until each segment is rotated, wherein each segment includes a data channel.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein writing continues until writing of the MIR information is completed into subsequent MIRs ending with the Nth MIR, wherein N equals at least the number of MIR segments.

8. A method comprising:

identifying a default media information region (MIR) at a default location on a media, the default MIR having default MIR information;

generating a first MIR, the first MIR having the default MIR information and first MIR information;

placing the first MIR at a first location on the media;

generating a second MIR, the second MIR having the default MIR information, the first MIR information, and second MIR information; and

placing the second MIR at a second location on the media.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first MIR information comprises subsequent MIR information gathered on the media since the default MIR was generated, the media including a magnetic tape.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a data processing unit to identify a default media information region (MIR) on a media, the default MIR having MIR information divided into segments; and

a control unit coupled with the data processing unit, the control unit to read the MIR information, rotate the MIR information into a first rotation MIR information by rotating the segments by one segment, write the first rotation MIR information into a first MIR on the media; read the first rotation MIR information; rotate the first rotation MIR information into a second rotation MIR information by rotating the segments by one segment; and

write the second rotation MIR information into a second MIR on the media.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the default MIR and the first MIR are located in a MIR area on the media, the media including a magnetic tape.

12. A system comprising:

a tape drive coupled to a computer system, the tape drive to communicate data with a user via the computer system, the tape drive is further to:

identify a default media information region (MIR) on a media, the default MIR having MIR information divided into segments;

read the MIR information;

rotate the MIR information into a first rotation MIR information by rotating the segments by one segment;

write the first rotation MIR information into a first MIR on the media;

read the first rotation MIR information;

rotate the first rotation MIR information into a second rotation MIR information by rotating the segments by one segment; and

write the second rotation MIR information into a second MIR on the media.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the default MIR and the first MIR are located in a MIR area on the media, the media including a magnetic tape.

14. An article of manufacture comprising a machine-readable media having instructions which when executed, cause a machine to:

identify a default media information region (MIR) on a media, the default MIR having MIR information divided into segments;

read the MIR information;

rotate the MIR information into a first rotation MIR information by rotating the segments by one segment;

write the first rotation MIR information into a first MIR on the media;

read the first rotation MIR information;

rotate the first rotation MIR information into a second rotation MIR information by rotating the segments by one segment; and

write the second rotation MIR information into a second MIR on the media.

15. The article of manufacture of claim 14 , wherein the default MIR and the first MIR are located in a MIR area on the media, the media including a magnetic tape.