probably a client process... if they are in use...
if they are "idle" they might have just finished use, say if stgpool is
collocate yes, and it is waiting for the mountr time prior to dismounting it
you may do a q sess f=d to look at all current client sessions to see if any
of them have a tape allocated

and it is in the device class definition that the mount retention time is
set... if a tape used in a migration fills it doesn't wait the
mountretention prior to being dismounted... only in the case of output, no
longer in use and not fillled AND input (client restore/retrieve) and not
being used will the tape remain mounted for the mountr period of time but a
q mount should show it idle

Dwight

> ----------
> From:         Doherty, John (ANFIS)[SMTP:jdohe1 AT ANFIS.CO DOT UK]
> Reply To:     ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> Sent:         Thursday, March 09, 2000 10:46 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Tape mounts
>
> Can anyone tell me why the following would happen:
>
> I am running 2 processes, a backup of a storage pool and one reclamation
> process, these 2 processes are using 4 tapes, but when I do a 'Q Mount'
> command I see 6 tapes mounted and in use to ADSM.  There are 2 tapes
> mounted
> and in use.  But i do not know where or why these other 2 tapes are being
> used ?  Is there any way in knowing what is using these tapes?
>
> Can anyone shed any light on this, for example does ADSM use tapes and
> keep
> them mounted until a process is finished.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
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