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Aldo Leyva
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Tape Storage DAT160 USB

I have a HP DAT160 USB it work at /dev/nst0.
I have a problem when I make backups with tape HP 160GB, I only can save 70GB, 80GB, How can I save files more big than 120Gb.
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Dennis Handly
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Re: Tape Storage DAT160 USB

This specs say that this is 160 Gb compressed:
delivering up to 160GB compressed data per cartridge ... (assuming 2:1 data compression):
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11883_na/11883_na.HTML
Aldo Leyva
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Re: Tape Storage DAT160 USB

How Can I save Data Compressed.
My SO is a Linux, I use TAR, and my Files are GSM audio Files packets with TAR.
Can I get 2:1 compression per cartridge.
Torsten.
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Re: Tape Storage DAT160 USB

Compare this to zip or rar or whatever - sometimes the compressed file is even larger than the original because it is already compressed. It's the same here - the 2:1 ratio is pure marketing, you won't see this in real life.

Hope this helps!
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Aldo Leyva
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Re: Tape Storage DAT160 USB

Ok, That Marketing works very well!

Thanks,
Torsten.
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Re: Tape Storage DAT160 USB

You are right, there are countless similar threads here around ...



;-))

Hope this helps!
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Aldo Leyva
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Re: Tape Storage DAT160 USB

HP Marketing is the guilty!!!
Torsten.
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Re: Tape Storage DAT160 USB

Well, not only HP is telling this ...

They all call it 80/160 or something (it's the same for all tapes from the beginning, no matter if it is DLT, DDS or LTO).

But IMHO it is the same if I say my car runs 220 km/h - per wheel!

Is this 880?

Don't take that serious but let's think about this.


;-)


Have fun!

Hope this helps!
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Torsten.

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