Thanks for the response ..... do you have any idea how to turn
compression on at the library. ie. what buttons i must press

Thanks

Alex

> ----------
> From:         Tjeerd Saijoen[SMTP:tsaijoen AT RISCMAN DOT COM]
> Reply To:     ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> Sent:         04 December 1998 03:56
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Compression on 3570 C Model
>
> Alex the best thing is to enable compression on the 3570 you can do
> this to
> the buttons and selection menu on the front panel of the 3570. I don't
> recommend to use compression within ADSM if you can use it on the tape
> library. When you use compression within ADSM and on the tapelibrary
> you can
> get the reversed effect and files will be expanding. When you use it
> within
> ADSM you put more load on the cleints cpu. Best thing is to turn it on
> within the tapelib.
>
> Regards Tj
> Riscmanagement
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> Behalf Of
> Alex Fagioli
> Sent:   Thursday, December 03, 1998 4:13 AM
> To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:        Compression on 3570 C Model
>
> Hi all
>
> I have a Magstar 3570 C02 drive attached to an NT box via an Adaptec
> 2944UW SCSI Card. I am running ADSM ver 3.1.2.0. I am only able to put
> between 5GB and 7GB on a tape. The data being backed up is merely
> standard NT files and they are not compressed. Does any one know if I
> must enable compression on the 3570 or if I must tell ADSM that there
> is
> Hardware compression.
>
> Thanks
>
> Alex Fagioli
>