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Re: DLT IV TAPE

Posted in 2000

Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades, Server Administration

a_blonde@mindless.com — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

---- you wrote: > Hi > > We have installed DLTIV(35-70GB) Tape with our Sun E450. Could anyone > tell what should be specified in ONCONFIG FILE for the following > parameters to get 70gb compressed data backup. > > TAPEDEV, TAPEBLK, and TAPESIZE Isn't the compression done by the hardware Dude? If it is, you need to set TAPESIZE to 70gb. AB ---------------------------------------------------------------- Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com

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musman@my-deja.com — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Mr. AB DUDE! With due repect, I had set up that but I encountered an error. I was confuse at the Block size. However thanks for answering. Bye. Usman musman@iffco.com In article <881ect$26$1@news.xmission.com>, a_blonde@mindless.com wrote: > > ---- you wrote: > > Hi > > > > We have installed DLTIV(35-70GB) Tape with our Sun E450. Could anyone > > tell what should be specified in ONCONFIG FILE for the following > > parameters to get 70gb compressed data backup. > > > > TAPEDEV, TAPEBLK, and TAPESIZE > > Isn't the compression done by the hardware Dude? If it is, you need to set TAPESIZE to 70gb. > > AB > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

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