On 2 Apr 2006 at 0:32, Erik P. Olsen wrote: > If I set compression on on my DDS-4 tape device do I then again have to label > the tapes that were previously labeled with compression off? I fear that the > hardware switches compression off if it sees uncompressed data (the label) on > the tapes.
I think not. Test it. Set compression on, then do a restore from an old tape. I think it will be fine. The tape drive recognizes the compression, or should. -- Dan Langille : Software Developer looking for work my resume: http://www.freebsddiary.org/dan_langille.php ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
