ADSM-L

Re: RMT vs MT block sizes

2004-12-09 09:36:08
Subject: Re: RMT vs MT block sizes
From: Richard Sims <rbs AT BU DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 09:34:59 -0500
On Dec 9, 2004, at 9:21 AM, Dameon White wrote:

Does anyone know where or if you can change the block size for the mt
devices?  Via smit or chdev I can change the rmt devices, but no
matter what I set the rmt device block size to the mt devices are
built with a 1024 block size. ...

If you are talking about the context of TSM usage of tape drives: it
sets
the sizes itself, in conjunction with the appropriate device driver.
See IBM site Technote 1167281.

   Richard Sims

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