The Estimate Report simulates a tape mount management environment to determine the costs and savings associated with implementing the tape mount management methodology. Use the Estimate Report to determine whether the savings of tape mount management outweigh the DASD costs.

You can run the Estimate Report for any data subset because the report is generated after filtering.

Run the Estimate Report and the Management Class Report together to help you determine the best values for LEVEL0AGE and LEVEL1AGE. See The Management Class Report for more information.

Refer to z/OS DFSMS Implementing System-Managed Storage for additional information on the Estimate Report and the Management Class Report.