Hi Shafiee,

I believe that the default cleaning schedule on the 3494s is 50 mounts for
3490s and 100 mounts for 3590s. We use 3590s and have left it at the
default. It was once recommended to me that perhaps we could afford to do it
less frequently, but my feeling is that I would prefer to err on the side of
caution and do it too frequently rather than not frequently enough.


Trevor

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Shafiee A. Jalil
[SMTP:Md-Norshafiee.B.Abd-Jalil AT OPENMAIL.FIC323.BSPSER.SIMIS DOT COM]
        Sent:   Friday, 6 November 1998 7:07 pm
        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        Subject:        3494 cleaning schedule.

        Hi everyone,

        A quick one....We would like to know what sort of cleaning schedule
all
        you good people have for the 3494. Currently our 3494 is set to
clean
        the 3590 drives after every 50 tape mounts. What is the recommended
setting?

        Thanks in advance to all responses.

        Shafiee.