Re: Best tape block size for ontape ?

Posted in 1998

David Williams — Thu, 5 Feb 1998 01:16:46 +0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <6ba5v8$h97$1@news.xmission.com>, Gabriela Bellani <em02588@bancobisel.com.ar> writes > >Hi, > > How one can determine the best TAPEBLK to set when using ontape with > a SPARCstorageUniPack (8mm 20GB tape cartridge, 3MB/s transfer rate ) ? > Any experiences to share with a similar device ? > >Platform: Sun Solaris 2.5, Informix Online 7.13. > > If it is big try 64K if very big (which this is try 256K). I have had a 20Gb DLT 4000 SUn tape drive where >64K would fail.... >TIA > >-- >Gabriela Bellani -- 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