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Re: [Networker] tape capacity

2005-04-25 13:38:40
Subject: Re: [Networker] tape capacity
From: Jon Fraley <jfraley AT CLASSMAILBOX DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:34:48 -0400
On Mon, 2005-04-25 at 10:30 -0700, Darren Dunham wrote:
> > 
> > My jukebox has LTO-2 tape drives in it.  I am trying to figure out why
> > some tapes are marked full at 205-207GB and others get up to 400GB
> > running the same groups to them.  These are all brand new tapes and
> > drives.  
> 
> Do some of them have more full vs incremental?  I find a pretty good
> difference in compressibility between the two.  
> 
> Usually its either the difference in data compressibility, or you have
> some bad tapes being terminated early.  If your low end is 200+, it's
> probably all due to compressibility differences.
> 
Yes, they are mixed full and incremental.

Thanks,

Jon

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