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More info?)
If I backup to a file... is the resulting .bkf file compressed?
Just thinking about backing up to file and then backing that file to tape.
<sigh>
"jd" <jdumont@@novuscom.net> wrote in message
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> I learned that no ATAPI backup device can do hardware compression.
>
http://www.aplawrence.com/Bofcusm/1047.html
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> Backup software has to do the compressing.
>
> The way to find the firmware version was found here:
>
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/234397.htm
> They do have the latest firmware.
>
> The only way they can get more data on the existing tapes is to use a
backup
> program like Backup Exec.
> No such luck with ntbackup.
> Using a larger tape won't work either because of incompatibilities.
> Oh.... they were 3m Imation Tapes.
> Now I get to sound like an expert. :-/
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in
message
> news:uiVtHGUbEHA.1292@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > jd wrote:
> > > Thank you for replying. I too doubt ntbackup or the o/s. I'm
> > > trolling to find the answer about determining the firmware version of
> > > the drive which is not available for win2000 but oddly enough other
> > > earlier windows operating systems can. The client lost the backup
> > > exec cd <sigh>. After some research I found it may have something to
> > > do with SONY TR-4 tapes as well. Will let you know.
> >
> > Hi - firmware is OS independent - I don't use Sony drives, but that
still
> > applies. Let us know how you fare....
> > >
> > >
> > > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> > > <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in
> > > message news:%23zz9iKObEHA.3996@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > >> It's probably not an OS/NTBackup problem...compression depends on the
> > >> hardware/tape drive's capabilities. Did the tape drive come with any
> > >> testing utilities? You can usually test the compression settings
> > >> therein....
> >
> >
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