Can you try the job with bacula gzip compression set
on with both new and old?
John

--- "Matthias F. Brandstetter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> ---------- quoting Alan Brown ----------
> > > SLR100" SCSI tape drive, which is capable of
> storing 50GB or 100GB
> > > (compressed) onto SLR tapes.
> >
> > Note that 100Gb is compressed and the raw capacity
> is 50Gb.
> 
> I know, that was what I wanted to say...
> 
> > > Now I have a bunch of newly bought SLR tapes,
> but there I get an "out
> > > of space" error, it seems those new tapes can't
> save compressed data
> > > (= more than 50GB).
> >
> > What did you expect? Assuming you have already
> compressed the data (or
> > it is non-compressable data files), all hardware
> compression on the tape
> > is likely to achieve is a slight increase in the
> total data volume.
> 
> The thing is that I have an "old" tape (wich should
> have the same 
> capabilities as those new ones), and with this it's
> no problem to backup 
> my data. So it seems the problem is not the data
> itself, but the new 
> tapes.
> 
> But since these new tapes *should* be able to save
> the same amount of data 
> as the "old" one (= 50GB uncompressed and 100GB
> compressed), I do not 
> understand why this "out of space" error only occurs
> with the new tapes.
> 
> Do you know what I mean?
> 
> -- 
> Homer: Boy, you don't have to follow in my
> footsteps.
> 
> Bart: Don't worry, I don't even like using the
> bathroom after you.
> 
> Homer: Why you little -- !
> 
>      Like Father Like Clown
> 
> 
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