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faisal7c's avatar
faisal7c
Level 4
14 years ago

BE Not writing data more than 300+

Hello All,   I have symantec exec 12.5 updated all the patches, i am using HP 7973A (800GB) tape to take backup, My problem is always the BE asking to incert another tape to complete the job,...
  • pkh's avatar
    14 years ago

    Your compression ratio is 1:1 which means that you are either not using compression or your data cannot be compressed.  This means that you only get the 400GB of native capacity on your tape and not 800GB which signifies a 2:1 compression ratio.