A good place to find out this type of information is at www.dlttape.com

I always go with the 15,000 uses for a DLT tape.  If you slap it in a properly
sized library and carve the library adequately, you should be able to never
open the library.

Kind regards,

Denys. . .

Denys Beauchemin
HICOMP
(800) 323-8863  (281) 288-7438         Fax: (281) 355-6879
denys at hicomp.com                             www.hicomp.com


-----Original Message-----
From:   Kevin Newman [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   Saturday, 15 January, 2000 3:36 AM
To:     [log in to unmask]
Subject:        Lifespan of the DTL7000 tape media

I'm revamping the backup/recovery strategy for our site, and I'm
wondering if someone knows what the max. recommended usage or life span
is for a DLT7000 tape.

Kevin Newman