>      Etienne,
>
>      would this have something to do with the end of tape problem on
AS-400
>      connected drives ? The story is that volumes are only partially
filled
>      because ADSM never receives an EOT signal from the AS-400. So the
>      filling is always a rough estimate based on the type of tape used.
>      You'd probably be able to increase the capacity by twiggling the
>      est-capacity parm's but I'm not sure of this.
>      What I do know is that a new (announced) AS-400 service level will
fix
>      the problem.
>
>
>      regards Walter Ridderhof.
>
>
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> Subject: AS/400 disables compression on Hardware
> Author:  "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> at INET-1
> Date:    11/24/99 4:53 AM
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have got a strange problem..
>
> Is there a Parameter that can be set on an ADSM server installed on an
> AS/400 to disable or enable hardware compression ?
> We are using a Magstar 3575 L18 (c-drives) and the maximum amount of data
> that will be stored on one tape is 4,999 MB. I know that the default on a
> Magstar 3575 C-drive is Compression on.... So there must be something on
the
> AS/400 Device driver or ADSM software that disables the Hardware
> compression..
>
> Does anybody know how to enable the hardware compression on the AS/400 to
> get the max out of the tapes being used ??
>
> Any help would be appreciated....
>
> Regards,
>
> Etienne
> Touch The Progress b.v.
>
> "While you're reading this... who is managing your storage ??"
>
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