Is there any way to manually reset the mount number to 0.  If you are
testing co-location you could set this number to 0 and then investigate how
many times it is mouted each night.

> ----------
> From:         Richard Sims[SMTP:rbs AT BU DOT EDU]
> Reply To:     ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> Sent:         01 February 2000 16:24
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: How to tell tape lifespan
>
> >    Also, a 'q vol * f=d' will tell you how many mounts each volume has
> >undergone, but only since it has been put into a storage pool, right?
> >If the volume gets reclaimed back into a scratch pool and gets reused,
> >then those numbers get reset.
>
> True. You'd have to capture that info periodically, before it disappeared
> as the tape was reclaimed. Otherwise, some libraries (e.g., 3494) keep
> mount stats on volumes for as long as they are in the library.
>
> As for the larger issue: The best approach may be to consider a tape ready
> for retirement when it start showing correctable read errors.  Remember
> that it's not just usage which governs life: a tape stored offsite could
> get distressed by environmental conditions despite not being in use, and
> exhibit problems when next used.
>     Richard Sims, BU
>