-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I see everyone saying this, but my machine works fine when I use the actual tape device, on Solaris. I don't know what the generic name would be on Solaris, but I don't have to use it.
Arno Lehmann wrote: > Hi, > > On 9/27/2006 3:52 PM, Hristo Benev wrote: > ... >> I'm aware of all this, but in my case I think SW compression is better, >> because I have 10MB network between servers (and that is enough for my >> setup - except backup there is no high bandwidth demand application). >> >> Also I've tested the HW compression (on similar drive in 1999) and the >> backup was much slower??? and compression really bad!!! > > That's something I can't comment on, but I'm quite sure that with all > tape drives I know compressed backups are faster as long as the > uncompressed data throughput of the SCSI bus is fast enough to avoid > shoeshining the tape drive. > >> Thats why I typed the command that should disable compression, but how I >> can check??? >> mt -f /dev/tape compression off >> >>>> tapeinfo gives me an error >>>> >>>> tapeinfo -f /dev/tape >>>> >>>> >>> Try tapeinfo -f /dev/sgX >>> tapeinfo needs to be pointed to the generig SCSI device representing >>> your tape drive. >>> >>> Arno >>> > >>> >>> >> I have st0 as device, but it gives me the same result > > Use sg? not st?. st is Sscsi Tape. nst is Non-Rewinding SCSI Tape, ans > sg is SCSI Generic. > > Arno > >>> >>> >>>> mtx: Request Sense: Long Report=yes >>>> mtx: Request Sense: Valid Residual=no >>>> mtx: Request Sense: Error Code=0 (Unknown?!) >>>> mtx: Request Sense: Sense Key=Hardware Error >>>> mtx: Request Sense: FileMark=no >>>> mtx: Request Sense: EOM=no >>>> mtx: Request Sense: ILI=no >>>> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Code = C1 >>>> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Qualifier = 85 >>>> mtx: Request Sense: BPV=yes >>>> mtx: Request Sense: Error in CDB=no >>>> mtx: Request Sense: SKSV=no >>>> mtx: Request Sense: Field Pointer = 00 00 >>>> INQUIRY Command Failed >>>> >>>> and mt status gives: >>>> mt status >>>> SCSI 2 tape drive: >>>> File number=0, block number=0, partition=0. >>>> Tape block size 512 bytes. Density code 0x25 (DDS-3). >>>> Soft error count since last status=0 >>>> General status bits on (41010000): >>>> BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> By the way I use RedHat based OS (CentOS 4.4) >> >> Thanks, >> >> -- >> Hristo Benev >> IT Manager >> >> WAVEROAD >> Partners in Telecommunications >> >> 514-935-2020 x225 T >> 514-935-1001 F >> www.waveroad.ca <http://www.waveroad.ca> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your >> opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash >> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bacula-users mailing list >> Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > - -- ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer III |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |[EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/AST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFGsJAmb+gadEcsb4RAgUpAJ41/wmp41vefarVkTBcef0GbtTelgCeJEuN ydQJODC2oOJS4DBbjk0SCc0= =ZuxK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
