Accually, every now and again I used to see 3570 CLX tapes get about 60 GB
on them compressed.  But that was only for storage pools made up entirely of
Solaris machines.  Never really understood that, except to think that
Solaris is real weird in places.

Normally, I was lucky to get 13 GB on CXL tapes.

But then, 357X hardware normally stinks.  Had a 3575 that used to break on a
weekly basis.

David N. Reiss
TSM Support Engineer
david.reiss AT swpc.siemens DOT com
407-736-3912


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Stapleton [mailto:stapleto AT BERBEE DOT COM]
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 4:33 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Withdrawal of 3570 Magstar


From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
Coats, Jack
> Try 3 minute :( to get a LTO loaded and started spinning ...
> great for bulk
> store, but not up to 'interactive' response needs


There's something seriously wrong. Maybe it's 3 minutes to
1) mount the tape
2) spin forward to the point where business can begin

If your LTO mounts alone are taking 3 minutes, you need to have your system
looked at, sir. Also, keep in mind that 3570 tapes held, tops, 20 GB. I've
seen LTOs that hold as much as 240GB.

--
Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
Certified TSM consultant
Certified AIX system engineer
MCSE