Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 14:33:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom <tom@sdf.com> To: Mark Tinguely <tinguely@plains.NoDak.edu> Cc: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dump/restore problem (was: Network problem with 2.2.6-RELEASE) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980508143043.5270B-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <199805081736.MAA13752@plains.NoDak.edu>
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On Fri, 8 May 1998, Mark Tinguely wrote: > > DLTs need blocksizes >= 64 Kb to be kept happy streaming. I used a DLT2000 > > for years on my FreeBSD box, I now have a DLT4000. I can't keep 'm streaming > > from a 4G Barracuda with the current 64kB physio() limit. Keep the tape and > > the disks on seperate SCSI channels (I have 2x NCR810). > > do you have any experience using the DLT drive backup filesystem over a > moderately busy local area network? The low end DLT drives do about 1000K to 1500K/s. So, a backup over a 10mbs network isn't going to stream. You could use fast ethernet, or spool data to disk first (I do the later). > --mark. Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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