Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] btape speed test and LTO-5 drive

2012-07-05 20:06:25
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] btape speed test and LTO-5 drive
From: "Steven A. Falco" <safalco AT optonline DOT net>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:04:04 -0400
On 07/05/2012 12:53 PM, John Drescher wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Jummo <jummo AT devio DOT us> wrote:
>> On Thu, 5 Jul 2012, Mario Moder wrote:

> You may have to play with increasing the block sizes. The default of
> ~64K is very inefficient for a modern tape drive.

I'm intrigued - how does one determine a good block size to use?  I see
that the Bacula manual says "you probably won't need this setting", so
I for one would appreciate any hints as to how to choose when to override,
and by how much.  (I have an SDLT-320.)

        Steve

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