RE: 6390 Tape Drive Density

I can't check right now but if i remember rightly, the uncompressed capacity
of a 160m 8mm tape is 7gb.
With compression you could get 2-3 times this much, so 14-21gb depending on
the compressability of the stuff you're saving.
The Backup and Recovery manual has recommended settings for
compression/compaction.

Regards,
Stuart
                                     
Stuart Allen
European Systems Analyst
Fellowes

mailto:sallen@fellowes.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Dobrowolski [SMTP:BobD@pressman-toy.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 4:35 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      6390 Tape Drive Density
> 
> I've been told that a 6390-001 tape drive is capable of putting 14gb onto
> a
> 160m 8mm tape cartridge.  To date, I have not found the right combination
> of
> parameters on the SAVLIB command to accomplish this.  First, is this true?
> And secondly, if it is true, what are the parameters?
> 
> Thanks,
> Bob Dobrowolski
> Pressman Toy Corp.
> http://www.pressmantoy.com
> 732-545-4000  x115
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