On Thu, 24 Oct 1996 11:59:30 -0400 Tom Denier said:
>My site has recently set up a test ADSM Version 2 server using 8mm tape
>drives (our Version 1 production server uses 3490 cartridges). I used
>the dsmlabel program to label some 8mm volumes. It took about two and
>a half minutes per volume. Is this normal performance?

Afraid so.  As I recall, it takes about 45-60 seconds between tape
insertion and initial read.  Then add time to read, rewind, read, unload, etc.