==> On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 13:42:52 +0100, Volker Maibaum <volker.maibaum AT 
EBERSPAECHER DOT COM> said:


> Thanks for the answers!
> I already assumed that drive compression was on... But I find it a bit
> disappointing that the compression ratio is that poor (only 1,4:1). When
> you look at the data sheets for 3592 drives they always talk about 3:1
> data compression.


For TSM database stgpools, I get 4:1.  for DB2 full backups, I get ~7:1
Really, it's all over the map.


- Allen S. Rout