On Thursday 17 January 2002 09:10 am, Don Potter wrote:
I ran the tapetype test to our tapedrive (ADIC DS9400D) using
DLTTAPE IV. I frontpaneled the compression so I expected at
least 40 GB when the tapetype was completed. But I only got
about 17GB:
Command: tapetype -d /dev/rmt/0n
define
I ran the tapetype test to our tapedrive (ADIC DS9400D) using DLTTAPE IV.
I frontpaneled the compression so I expected at least 40 GB when the tapetype
was completed. But I only got about 17GB:
Command: tapetype -d /dev/rmt/0ndefine tapetype unknown-tapetype {
comment "just produced by
On Thu, 17 Jan 2002 at 9:10am, Don Potter wrote
I ran the tapetype test to our tapedrive (ADIC DS9400D) using DLTTAPE
IV. I frontpaneled the compression so I expected at least 40 GB when
the tapetype was completed. But I only got about 17GB:
tapetype writes random data, which compresses
If you
read the instructions for tapetype, it says to run it without compression.
It will typically report close to your native capacity which it looks like it is
doing.
-Original Message-From: Don Potter
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002
8:11 AMTo:
IIRC, the tapetype test uses random data, so hardware compress may (?)
actually increase the amount of the data.
-Kevin Zembower
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E. Kevin Zembower
Unix Administrator
Johns Hopkins University/Center for Communications Programs
111 Market Place, Suite 310
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-659-6139
On Thursday 17 January 2002 09:10 am, Don Potter wrote:
I ran the tapetype test to our tapedrive (ADIC DS9400D) using
DLTTAPE IV. I frontpaneled the compression so I expected at
least 40 GB when the tapetype was completed. But I only got
about 17GB:
Command: tapetype -d /dev/rmt/0n
define
Thank You all for all your input...you have enlightened me immensely
.became so used to using commercial applications that due the
thinking for you.
Don
Gene Heskett wrote:
On Thursday 17 January 2002 09:10 am, Don Potter wrote:
I ran the tapetype test to our tapedrive (ADIC DS9400D)
