Re: VMTAPE Mount: WAIT option

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From: Richard W Wiggins
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1992 15:48

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>  Sure, it would be useful.  The site could set a global default
>waiting period in the VMTAPE CONFIG file as above, and then if the
>user didn't want to wait that long (or didn't mind waiting even
>longer) then s/he could override it with the command option.  Sounds
>neat to me!
>
>  - Lee

I like the idea of the option, and it'd probably be a low-cost,
good payoff thing to do (ie worth doing).  But I think the default
should be infinite; I can't imagine how to pick a number that
is appropriate, and why not just let the user choose if so
inclined?

If such an enhancement is suggested be sure to specify that for
disconnected users (esp. batch jobs) Wait should default to
infinite.  I can envision a batch job waiting on a tape mount
across a holiday if the drives don't get drained.

/Rich Wiggins, Michigan State U

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