I used to back up a 17GB+ Priv on a DDS3 tape drive without spanning tapes. Something must be wrong with either the tape HW or the driver you are using.
Aaron -----Original Message----- From: Jim Helfer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 11:06 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: NTbackup hardware compression ? I was wondering if hardware compression is generally effective when doing an Exchange-aware NTbackup backup, or if the databases are already compressed? I have a 12GB capacity DDS3 tape drive that I use to do on-line backups of my Exchange server. I have made sure that I am either using the command line switch /hc:on, or checking "hardware compression" in the NTbackup screeen. However, since my Priv.Edb creeped up to >12 Gig, the backup spans two tapes. Could there be something I'm doing incorrectly, or is it time to get a bigger tape drive, or an Exchange backup program that understands tape loaders, or just deal with the additional pain of tape flipping? Thanks for any info Jim Helfer WTW Architects Pittsburgh PA Go Stillers ! (next year) _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
