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> Date:    Mon, 29 Jul 1996 15:01:59 -0400
> From:    Robert Klein <kl2 AT NIH DOT GOV>
> Subject: Re: Devclass
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>       2. Will this update take effect without bringing down/up ADSM or
>          must ADSM be stopped and re-started?
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> I believe the change takes effect immediately.
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>       3. The Mount Wait time setting is now 5 (minutes), we're going to
>          change it to 10 (because of several times our system is in
>          a 'wait for tapes'). I see that the default is 60. Does anyone
>          (IBM or user) have a feel for what a good number would be for
>          Mount Wait time?                                 Thanks,
>                                                           Debbie Yoder
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> We've set ours to 15 minutes and seems to work well for us.  I suspect it 
> will depend a lot on your setup and environment.
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I have ours set to 60 mins.  This allows me to issue multiple command to the
same drive and have the second command wait in the process queue until the
first one finishes.  This is very handy with DLT4700 (single drive tape
system).


Chuck T.
(not ADSM support)