I have a FreeBSD system running Amanda 2.4.2 with a DLT7000 tape drive.

I notice that the drive doesn't stream continously. The tape shuttles back and 
forth. 

Is there a way to maximize tape drive throughput so that the tape drive will 
stream continously?

Thanks,

Joe


DUMP SUMMARY:
                                     DUMPER STATS            TAPER STATS 
HOSTNAME     DISK        L ORIG-KB OUT-KB COMP% MMM:SS  KB/s MMM:SS  KB/s
-------------------------- --------------------------------- ------------
clock.via.ne wd0s1a      0   40384  40384   --    0:49 827.9   1:01 665.6
clock.via.ne wd0s1e      0    4064   4064   --    0:031471.9   0:11 363.8
clock.via.ne wd0s1f      0  918048 918048   --   23:44 644.5  10:241470.5
mail.via.net da0f        0 12009601200960   --   23:18 859.2   2:407508.9
mail.via.net da0s1       0   21216  21216   --    0:24 889.4   0:063737.1
mail.via.net wd0s1a      0   28384  28384   --    0:191485.6   0:102989.8
mail.via.net wd0s1f      0 18683521868352   --   39:37 786.0  11:492635.4
ns.via.net   ad0s1a      0   33696  33696   --    0:056428.7   0:065289.1
ns.via.net   ad0s1e      0    1952   1952   --    0:011436.5   0:03 756.5
ns.via.net   ad0s1f      0  824192 824192   --   20:59 654.8  10:291311.0
secure.via.n ad0s1a      0   28192  28192   --    0:055360.8   0:074032.0
secure.via.n ad0s1e      0   17568  17568   --    0:044829.0   0:044303.7
secure.via.n ad0s1f      0 54503365450336   --   68:421322.2  13:536545.5
stats.via.ne sd0s1a      0   19744  19744   --    0:131501.2   0:054333.8
stats.via.ne sd0s1e      0    2656   2656   --    0:05 537.8   0:021326.8
stats.via.ne sd0s1f      0 18422721842272   --   23:441293.8   3:567793.0
stats.via.ne sd1s1e      0 93004489300448   --  100:001550.1  15:569725.6
www3.via.net sd0a        0   16096  16096   --    0:062587.8   0:043753.5
www3.via.net sd0s1e      0   53376  53376   --    0:153574.0   0:087059.2
www3.via.net sd0s1f      0  806528 806528   --   22:34 595.8  11:441146.2
www3.via.net sd1s1e      0     576    576   --    0:24  24.4   0:03 213.1
www3.via.net sd2e        0 24289922428992   --   41:14 981.6   8:284777.9
www5.via.net sd0s1a      0   15968  15968   --    0:111471.0   0:043852.2
www5.via.net sd0s1e      0    2048   2048   --    0:02 922.7   0:03 674.4
www5.via.net sd0s1f      0 32991043299104   --   70:49 776.4   9:235857.3
www6.via.net sd0s1a      0   15744  15744   --    0:062790.0   0:043887.9
www6.via.net sd0s1e      0    3712   3712   --    0:031428.3   0:031392.1
www6.via.net sd0s1f      0 12147521214752   --   13:121533.2   2:298165.0
www6.via.net sd1s1e      0 27695042769504   --   77:59 591.9   8:155595.0
www8.via.net sd0s1a      0   15648  15648   --    4:44  55.1   0:19 828.3
www8.via.net sd0s1e      0    1536   1536   --    0:50  30.7   0:03 608.7
www8.via.net sd0s1f      0 10014081001408   --  485:48  34.4   2:048055.8
www8.via.net sd1e        0 12059841205984   --  490:14  41.0   3:495258.9
www8.via.net sd2e        0     576    576   --    0:52  11.1   0:02 245.9

(brought to you by Amanda version 2.4.2)



--

Joe McGuckin

ViaNet Communications
994 San Antonio Road
Palo Alto, CA  94303

Phone: 650-969-2203
Cell:  650-207-0372
Fax:   650-969-2124

Reply via email to