Like Bill said, if your backing up database data you can get alot on 1
tape.  I have a personal record of 124GB of recoverable Oracle data on 1
DLTIV tape.

~JK

"Coder, James (STP)" wrote:
> 
> I notice on occasion that we have dlt tapes showing a capacity of greater
> than 70gb from NetBackup (Unix NetBackup, ver. 3.2 running with a 9740
> robot).  I understand how this can happen, but to see in excess of 100gb for
> a full tape, I have to wonder!  Can anyone share their theories with me?
> Maybe I'm just lucky and don't know it!
> 
> Thx in advance
> 
> James C. Coder
> Guidant CRM
> email: james.coder AT guidant DOT com
> Phone:  651-582-4797
> 
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