RE: Using DVD-RAM drive

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> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 8:53 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: Using DVD-RAM drive
> 
> 
> "The backup device performance differs from the device 
> specifications"? 
> What's that mean?
> 
> Would CPY OBJ('/qsys.lib/mylib.lib/mysavf.file') 
> TODIR('/qopt/myvolid/mydir/myfile.savf') be a better 
> performer since it's 
> not using SAVE commands?
> 
> Or does it mean that if you yank it out of the iSeries and 
> remove the part 
> that does the verify and stick it in a PC you'd get better 
> performance?
> 

I think the latter.  In other words, the drive itself writes at a rate higher 
than .75 MB/s but since when it is in the iSeries it does a write/verify the 
effective throughput drops to .75 MB/s.

Charles