On Jul 9, 2007, at 10:46 AM, Michael Green wrote:
However, tar'ing the actual target directory revealed that the data is
flowing at extremely low rates - less than 100kb/sec.
In the few cases we've had to write actual tars to tape, we usually
run it through a double-buffer using dd:
tar cf
Green
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 10:47 AM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] tar with LTO2
This post is a bit offtopic, but still I decided to send ti here
because it's probably one of the very few places where large amount
backup administrators that are invested in IBM equipment
On Jul 9, 2007, at 10:46 AM, Michael Green wrote:
However, tar'ing the actual target directory revealed that the data is
flowing at extremely low rates - less than 100kb/sec.
Two major factors affect this:
1. File system state, fragmentation, and disk capabilities.
2. The tar block size choi
This post is a bit offtopic, but still I decided to send ti here
because it's probably one of the very few places where large amount
backup administrators that are invested in IBM equipment come
together.
My question is related to using old school tar with IBM LTO2 drives.
I was asked to archive
