We use about 3,300 3,400 K tapes,  we have had minimal problems. (Less than
1%)

Our CE did tell us though when this was "New" technology the tapes should
be handled like a newborn baby.........

In my mind I was like uhuh  that's going to happen.   (Tape Ops MO is slam
em -n- jam em )

Still we have little problems.

Gabriel C. Wiley
ADSM/TSM Administrator
AIX Support
Phone 1-614-308-6709
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Fax      1-614-308-6637
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"Prather, Wanda" <Wanda.Prather AT JHUAPL DOT EDU>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 01/10/2002
03:26:02 PM

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Subject:    Re: How reliable are your 3590 K media


We have 400 3590K's, from IBM, in use for about 8 months.
Used by DFHSM, not TSM, on the mainframe.
We do vaulting daily, so there is a lot of tape handling going on.
So far we have found only 1 bad tape.
You should be getting less than 1% failures.
Something BAD is going on...