Encryption is done outboard in the drive, just like drive compression is done outboard in the drive. No impact on backup or restore performance.
-----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Mehdi Salehi Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 12:13 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] tape encryption in TSM environment How much performance degradation would there if encryption is on? Although it is the duty of drive itself (I suppose), it might have negative influence on backup and even restore performance?
