https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftio-backup/m-p/5046395#M433962 does ftio write files on the tape in compressed format..? Mon, 14 May 2007 04:32:27 GMT kashifr 2007-05-14T04:32:27Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftio-backup/m-p/5046395#M433962 does ftio write files on the tape in compressed format..? Mon, 14 May 2007 04:32:27 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftio-backup/m-p/5046395#M433962 kashifr 2007-05-14T04:32:27Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftio-backup/m-p/5046396#M433963 No. ftio does not have a compress option while writing. But as with any archiving tool it should write any already compressed files on the filesystem to tape.<BR /><BR /> Mon, 14 May 2007 05:31:42 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftio-backup/m-p/5046396#M433963 Rasheed Tamton 2007-05-14T05:31:42Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftio-backup/m-p/5046397#M433964 ftio has been obsolete and definitely not recommended for more than 15 years. ftio (and tar, cpio, pax, dump, fbackup, etc) does not compress anything before sending it to the tape drive. Modern tape drives have compression built-in to the drive itself so if you use the compressed or BEST density device file, the data is compressed. What version of HP-UX are you using? Mon, 14 May 2007 06:53:35 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftio-backup/m-p/5046397#M433964 Bill Hassell 2007-05-14T06:53:35Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftio-backup/m-p/5046398#M433965 problem solved Tue, 15 May 2007 00:09:46 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftio-backup/m-p/5046398#M433965 kashifr 2007-05-15T00:09:46Z