1. Am I potentially doubling the size of certain files in the stg pool by running multiple compression algorithms.?
No - the drive logic won't compress already compressed data, so there's no real risk of this. 2. By turning off DEVCLASS compression, is that effectively disabling hardware compression performed by my tape device (IBM 3590 TAPE Device / Cartridge) Yes. 3. If client compression and hardware compression are turned on, and hardware compression isn't really buying me anything... won't the attempt at hardware compression prevent streaming? I think it will. Nope, not to the best of my knowledge. In fact, a pre-compressed data stream is less likely to starve the drive. I'm looking for YES/NO answers with a valid explanation. Anyone????? Nick Cassimatis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Today is the tomorrow of yesterday.
