Jim, I have seen this before, even on TSM 4.2 and I don't know under what circumstances this < 100% statistic arises. I believe it to be an error. I have not experienced the SCSI error referred to by Steve Bennett in his posting on LTO tapes (reclamation processing of these large tapes worked fine). The APAR that covers his problems specifically refers to 8mm Mammoth 2 tapes where more than 268GB is written. Perhaps someone from development can comment further if the APAR applies to other device types. Joerg Pohlmann "Jim Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 2001-08-28 16:32:42 Please respond to "Jim Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Joerg Pohlmann/CanWest/IBM@IBMCA cc: Subject: Your response to my LTO tape questions. I understand that the Est Cap increases until the End Of Tape marker is hit. I have never seen the Pct Util drop from 100% prior to the tape being marked as full. The tape in question is still in the filling state but has dropped to only 82% Util. Do you know if this is normal? ThanX > Jim Taylor > Senior Associate, Technical Services > Enlogix > * E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * Office: (416) 496-5264 ext. 286 > * Cell: (416)458-6802 > * Fax: (416) 496-5245 > >