Amanda-Users

Re: strangeTape size problem [Deutsche Boerse Systems:Virus checked]

2004-04-28 08:41:36
Subject: Re: strangeTape size problem [Deutsche Boerse Systems:Virus checked]
From: Paul Bijnens <paul.bijnens AT xplanation DOT com>
To: Arne.Briesenick.ext AT deutsche-boerse DOT com
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 14:32:16 +0200
Arne.Briesenick.ext AT deutsche-boerse DOT com wrote:

root@internet:/var/log # amtapetype -c -e 20g -f /dev/st0
Writing 128 Mbyte   compresseable data:  92 sec
Writing 128 Mbyte uncompresseable data:  95 sec
Estimated time to write 2 * 20480 Mbyte: 30400 sec = 8 h 26 min

Fine, now you can be sure that this tape, even when labelled with "amlabel" has hardware compression off.

I would try to flush again with this tape (after you amlabelled it
ofcourse).


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