Re: DLT 2000XT tape experiences
1996-12-17 13:49:00
> Does anyone have experience with the settings of block_size on DLT 2000XT's?
>
> We are not getting anywhere near the 'advertised' throughput on our DLT drives
> and I was told that the default 1024 setting is not optimal. Does anyone have
> a recomendation? Where do I see the best performance?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Bob
I did quite a bit of benchmarking last year and found that performance
was no better, sometimes worse, than an 8mm tape drive unless you use a
blocksize of 0, variable blocked. Then we were able to achieve transfer
rates that were significantly closer to "advertised".
Hope this helps.
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Ron Thielen <r-thielen AT uchicago DOT edu>
Manager of Operating Systems
Networking Services
The University of Chicago
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