Jon LaBadie wrote: > On Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 02:57:01PM -0500, rory_f wrote: > > > > > Hey guys. Thanks > > > > I checked my library GUI and for the tape run i was just talking about, > > where it was stopping around 230gb, it seems compression WAS on. I turned > > it off via mt and now the gui says "off" (after stopping the run obviously) > > > > I was *sure* i turned it off with mt before. Im doing another amtapetype > > now. > > > > And the comment regarding labeling: thanks. I'll most certainly relabel all > > the tapes after this tapetype is done. > > > > Thanks again guys. > > > > > > Recalling your data in the original posting I think an amtapetype run was > estimated > to take about 8 hours. I think LTO drives are capable of writing a full tape > in > about 1.5 hrs, amtapetype should do two full writes, thus about 3+ hours > total. > > As you system seems to be writing at less than 1/2 full speed, I wonder if it > is failing to stream. If an LTO drive is not streaming, is its capacity > affected > by having large gaps caused by the start and stopping action? > > jl > -- > Jon H. LaBadie jon < at > jgcomp.com > JG Computing > 12027 Creekbend Drive (703) 787-0884 > Reston, VA 20194 (703) 787-0922 (fax)
Hey This is true - i believe on previous amtapetype runs it estimated 4hrs. I started again , compression off. still 7hrs. So this drive seems pooched? Anything else I can check? Could it be cables? There are no drive errors via the kernel or on the library. +---------------------------------------------------------------------- |This was sent by [email protected] via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to [email protected]. +----------------------------------------------------------------------
