Re: ontape : TAPESIZE question

In article <34C4C4CD.42B0@bloomberg.com>, "Art S. Kagel" <kagel@bloomberg.com> writes >informix@rexel.fr wrote: > >> Hi everybody, > >> Is there an upper limit to the TAPESIZE parameter and can "ontape" archive = >> more than 2=20 >> Gbytes ? > >This may be platform dependent. We run on Data General which supports >RAID tape arrays we use a five tape drive RAID 5 array which can hold >up to 160GB with compression. Since not all data compresses to 50% we >set TAPESIZE to values between 100000000 and 120000000 depending on how >much of the data on the particular server is binary -vs- text. This >works fine. > >Art S. Kagel Tapesize = long = 32-bits. 2^32 K = ~2000 Gb! -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care