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Oops, re-read 25GB, not 2.5GB.... :( (going back to my cell...) Eric DeLong Sally Beauty Company MIS-Project Manager (BSG) 940-898-7863 or ext. 1863 -----Original Message----- From: DeLong, Eric [mailto:EDeLong@sallybeauty.com] Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 8:57 AM To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com' Subject: RE: 25GB tape Rob, I'm guessing, but in tape operations, if there's a media error, doesn't it back up to the beginning of the failed block and try to re-write the whole thing again? This could be why your "bytes written" seems inflated... :( Eric DeLong Sally Beauty Company MIS-Project Manager (BSG) 940-898-7863 or ext. 1863 -----Original Message----- From: rob@dekko.com [mailto:rob@dekko.com] Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 7:31 AM To: midrange-l@midrange.com Subject: 25GB tape This is a multipart message in MIME format. -- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] We have a 25gb 1/4" 6386 tape drive that we've been having a lot of problems with. And with multiple tapes. Last night we had it ask for a second tape, (CPA4088). We were wondering if it freaked out, or if we are really storing that much data. Granted I could look and see how much the tape theoretically held by reviewing the manuals. However, I was wondering what your real world experiences were. If I run the following command: PRTERRLOG TYPE(*VOLSTAT) VOLTYPE(6386) I'll receive a printout similar to: GDI 12/20/02 08:21:18 Title . . . . . . . . . . : Volume Statistics Report System type . . . . . . . : 9406 System model . . . . . . : 270 System release . . . . . : V5R2M0 System name . . . . . . . : GDI System serial number . . : 10-ACCAB Report type . . . . . . . : Lifetime Report Removable media . . . . . : Self-configured tape and 1/4 inch cartridge tape Volume ---Temporary Errors--- --------K Bytes-------- ID Read Write Read Written 1THU12 0 3170 9 9097207 That is one days statistics. Therefore it said that it could hold 9,097,207k or 9gb. That doesn't seem right. I am suspecting the write errors threw it all off. We've had IBM out this week because of other errors. They ran some long running diagnostic on it, (we had a nice lunch). After which he informed me that we do not have a problem. I think our operator will be back on the phone after her cigarette break. Do any of you span 25gb tapes in your backup? If so, how many kbytes does the above report show that your tape will hold? Rob Berendt -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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