On Thu, 30 Oct 1997, Clendenny, Ronald D. wrote:

> Tom,
> I have seen some very erroneous wait times shortly after midnight, which
> I attributed to a math/logic error in calculating the time difference
> across 2 days.  The wait times later in the day were correct.
> Also, how many processes is your migration limited to.  That will
> determine how many drives you use in the 3494 and, therefore, cause a
> wait, even if other drives are not busy.
> BTW, we also have a 3494 w/ 4 3590's (the last 2 were installed last
> night).  Its a lot more fun with 4 drives!
>
> Ron Clendenny
> Callaway Nuclear Plant
> Fulton, Missouri
> <rdclendenny AT cal.ue DOT com>
>
No, this is not a "midnight" problem. The example I posted was taken from
a process that was running from 9 to 11.30 this morning.

Yes, other activity in the library will have effect on the wait-time.
But the real "wait time" is still around the average of 60-90 secs. +/-
50%.