[CentOS] Tape drive throughput

[Rodrigo Barbosa]

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On Fri, Jun 09, 2006 at 03:49:51PM -0500, Steve wrote:
> Rodrigo Barbosa wrote:
> 
> >There is no such thing. You "raw bps" will vary greatly depending on
> >your blocksize and other factors.
> >
> > 
> >
> It's not 1996 anymore.  The -C option to cpio and the block size for tar 
> don't make the difference that they did back then.
> 
> I don't see any point in perpetuating the myth that with Windows it 
> "just works" but with Linux you have to be a Guru to make things work. 
> 
> Using a big enough buffer size to keep things from being toally 
> inefficient it not rocket science.  The kernel does that for you.  And 
> if it didn't, the best thing to do would be to steer clear of it.

Maybe you should take your time to read the manpage for "mt".
Also, check the "blocksize" configuration for your tape drive.

I'm not talking about cpio -C or dump -b or tar -b. I'm talking
about "mt setblk" and "blocksize" for stinit.


- -- 
Rodrigo Barbosa
"Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur"
"Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns)

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