An automated data storage library includes a plurality of storage slots, a
drive having a stacked connector system, and a library control manager
configured to monitor usage data for the stacked connector system
representative of the number of times the stacked connector system is
mounted by a media connector from any of a plurality of media elements,
and wherein the library manager is further configured to coordinate
refreshment of the stacked connector system when the usage data reaches a
predetermined usage level threshold. The stacked connector system may be
refreshed by replacement or addition of a separate connector. Various
methods of improving the long term performance of a drive in a media
library by replacing or adding a connector to a stacked connector system
of a drive are also provided.
