Networker

[Networker] tape drive hardware compression a bad thing?

2003-01-29 08:17:58
Subject: [Networker] tape drive hardware compression a bad thing?
From: Jim Lane <JLane AT TORONTOHYDRO DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 08:18:25 -0500
Hi, All

I recently had a contractor/consultant onsite to review my Networker
setup. among other things he insisted that using hardware compression on
a tape library is a "bad thing". the closest thing to an explanation I
ever heard was that it might cause data loss somehow and that Legato
wouldn't help me if it did. since contractors have a better relationship
with management than I do he just called STK onsite and had them turn
compression off on my 9710. I'm wondering if anybody out there has ever
heard anything like this before? does anybody have any experience of the
possible effects, on either reliability or performance, of tape hardware
compression?
TIA

Jim Lane
Sr. Technical Consultant
Network Services
Toronto Hydro
office: (416)-542-2820
cell: (416)-896-8576

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