The 64k limit is an old one and was based on older drivers/windows. With the 
newer drivers and windows this number can be quite a bit larger. Check your 
readme's for the drivers/hba.

len
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From: <ida3248b AT post.cybercity DOT dk>
To: "Wooten, FH Frank (3934) @ IS" <Frank.H.Wooten AT L-3com DOT com>; 
<veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
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Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Problem getting file server backed up. code 84


> Hello Frank
>
> if you windows box is writing to the tape drives, make sure that block 
> size
> is 64k (65536) or less.
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> Regards
> Michael
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> On Fri, 6 Jan 2006 08:10:56 -0600, Wooten, FH Frank (3934) @ IS wrote
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>> Ok, I am having a huge problem getting a 400gb file server backed up. My
> master server is a unix and the file server is win2k3. I have a ESL9000
> attached to a san switch that the file server is attached too. Problem 
> with
> the job is it will run for 4 to 5 hours and then fail with a code 84 
> (media
> write error). I have eliminated the tapes being the problem cause I have 
> used
> new tapes and still get this error. I am wondering if its something with 
> the
> switch or if it's the drives. It happens on multiple drives not just one.
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>> Any help would be greatly appreciated. This is driving me nutts.
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>> Thanks
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>> Frank
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