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Re: [Veritas-bu] Windows default maximum block size ... 64KB still ?

2007-10-10 22:35:29
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Windows default maximum block size ... 64KB still ?
From: "Wilkinson, Alex" <alex.wilkinson AT dsto.defence.gov DOT au>
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:04:31 +0800
    0n Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 10:04:03PM +0800, Wilkinson, Alex wrote: 

    >Hi all is the default maximum block size for I/O transfers on windows 
still only
    >64KB ? If so, is this possible to change ? And is it bad practice on 
windows
    >hosts to change the block size ?
    >
    >Context: We need to seriously look at tuning for LTO{2,3} drives.

Can somone at least point to me some official documentation that specifies
this 64KB limitation ?

 -aW

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