RE: AIX tape parameters

We have four sites using RS600, AIX manuals recommends the 1024 K for the 8mm Tape and 512K for the 4mm Tape, Of course, it would be=20 better for you to set the system tape size using SMIT to 0, this would = ensure that Informix and the other administrative task will work = properly. Regards, ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mario Estrada | SISTECO, S.A. Departamento | Tel.(502) 3340214 de Soporte de Informix | Fax(502) 3344837 ---------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------->Reply = Separator<------------------------------------- ---------- From: David Coburn[SMTP:David_Coburn@wvccg.wvus.org] Sent: Mi=E9rcoles 26 de Marzo de 1997 07:04 PM To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu Subject: AIX tape parameters Hi. If you're running AIX,please read on. One of the more interesting things I've had to deal with of late is the 8mm DAT drive in an RS6000. As it turns out, the previous DBA had set the block size to 512K in onconfig. Unfortunately, the system administrator set the block size in smit to 1024K. This led to a great deal of fun and games when the database recently went south on us until we figured out how to recover (with MUCH thanks to Morey (sp?) in Lenexa support). Most places where I've worked on RS6000 equipment before set the block size at the OS level as 0 (variable length). I'm wanting to set the block size to 0, and the admin says no can do...his backups depend on it. What does your site use? Thanks, David