Compression on LTO 5

[topokin]

We have LTO 5 media for backup through "HP EJ014A StorageWorks Ultrium 3000", however I am not able to get 2.3TB unto a single media, even though Hardware compression is activated in the Backup Software. I could only get 2.1TB unto it.

I am using "Symantec Backup Exec 2012 R2"

To my knowledge, the media should be able to take 3TB compressed.

Is there additional configuration missing?

[Dennis Handly]

>the media should be able to take 3TB compressed.

Only if you have compressible data.  Jpegs or files that are already compressed, won't compress more.

[topokin]

Thanks for the response.

I guess I do not have any chance of getting 3TB on the Tape, since most of my huge files a TIFF.