Re: [CentOS] Tape backup question.

[Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On Sat, Aug 19, 2006 at 06:44:22PM +0200, Morten Torstensen wrote:
> Rodrigo Barbosa wrote:
> >              mode1 blocksize=512 compression=1
> >              mode2 blocksize=1024 compression=1
> 
> Never tested it in Linux, but I've always found it better with new fast 
> tape devices to use larger blocksizes, or variable size. Have you 
> benchmarked the speed with blocksize=0 (variable) or 10K or 20K?

Yeah, gets much faster, but I need the cross platform compatibility
I get with blocksize 512.

I actually use 32K on some DLT drives.

[]s

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Rodrigo Barbosa
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