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- From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
- Subject: Re: BACKUP performance - can I expect any better?
- Date: 22 Nov 1992 16:10:59 GMT
- Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
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- Message-ID: <1eobejINN866@gap.caltech.edu>
- References: <1992Nov18.195835.8983@ac.dal.ca>,<1992Nov22.081354.21838@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>
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- In article <1992Nov22.081354.21838@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>, francini@narfvx.enet.dec.com (John Francini) writes:
- >
- >In article <1992Nov18.195835.8983@ac.dal.ca>, ae@ac.dal.ca writes...
- >[...]
- >
- >>
- >> BACKUP /IGNORE=INTERLOCK disk tape_file /BLOCK_SIZE=32256
- >>
- >
- >For maximal tape usage, set /BLOCK_SIZE to the maximum allowed, 65535.
-
- But if you're considering copying the saveset to disk at any time in the
- future, restrict the blocksize to the largest value allowed for a BACKUP
- saveset on disk: 32256.
-
- >You also may want to experiment with various values of /GROUP=n. This sets
- >the size of redundancy groups on the tape. Redundancy groups allow for
- >more bulletproof data recovery in the event of bad media, but at a cost in
- >excess data being written onto the tape (thus lowering your effective
- >throughput).
-
- Though, oddly enough, decreasing the group size can, in some circumstances,
- increase your throughput. In particular, if the extra data the tape drive
- needs to write allows BACKUP to have another block of data ready before the
- drive stops streaming, you CAN get better performance with lower group sizes.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL
-
- Disclaimer: Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS. That's what I get paid for. My
- understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below). So
- unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
- organization responsible for it. If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
- hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.
-