3592/TS1130 compression is 3:1. That means you can write 3TB on media that only holds 1TB of info.
You should be able to read it on a TS1130 and spin it off uncompressed to another tape volume. Joe On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 3:32 AM (K.K.Paradox)T.Kobayashi < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I have questions for 3592's hardware compression. > > There is a tape where a DFDSS dump was created on a 3592 drive (TS1130) > with > the COMPACT feature enabled. > > Q1. Can I read this tape on another 3592 drive (such as TS1130 or TS1140)? > Are the 3592 hardware compressions compatible? > > Q2. If I copy with DITTO's tape to tape or COPYDUMP from 3592 drive to > another tape drive (hardware compression does not supported), will the > hardware compression be uncompressed? > > Best regards, > Toyokazu Kobayashi > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
