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Re: Increase the throughput on a DLT single tape drive?
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Goetz Neumann <[log in to unmask]>
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Goetz Neumann <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:15:24 -0600
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James Tollerson wrote:
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> Hello,
> Does any one know how to increase the throughput on a DLT single tape drive?
> HP3000 throughput is 827k/s on the DLT now.

While throughput of a backup depends on a lot of factors
(CPU speed, SW compression used or not, disk speed, etc),
one thing that increases throughput for most sites is the
;MAXTAPEBUF option of STORE.

You may want to try that, if you are not using it already.

HTH,
Goetz.

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