Re:
> two datasets, on has 32 chunks and one has only six (from two different data
> bases -- I've telescoped the listings)? Is this documented anywhere? Except for
> the 32-chunk dataset, all of our other jumbo datasets have what I would call a
> reasonable quantity of chunks: 2 - 6.
> Does this unusually large quantity of chunks indicate some problem?

That's not a problem.

The jumbo code allows up to 99 chunks (easily expanded to 999 by a recompilation
of IMAGE source code, if ever needed).

There's a chance that the 32 chunks was caused by some early version of
IMAGE and/or a tool, perhaps trying to allocate space on a checkerboarded
system.

If you were to repack the dataset with a current version of ADAGER,
the result will be a dataset with the minimal number of chunks.  I can't
speak for other tools or versions.


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