TSM normally stores many small files as large aggregate files, so this isn't
much of an issue.



> 5. Do a lot of very small files shrink the tape capacity (because of gaps
> on the tape)????

I don't think small files cause the TSM server to generate lots of explicit
requests to write inter-block gaps. Helical scan tape drives might end up
with gaps because of the timing behavior of small file processing, but
DLT drives are not subject to that effect.