Compression issues

[Tim_Tidwell]

I have a internal DLT1 tape drive 40/80 GB and I seem to only be able to get 46GB of data saved..We use Windows SBS2000 and host an Exchange server. The majority of the files are simple documents. There are a few attachments but not that many as to hamper compressability. We are using Veritas BE ver 8.6 SBS. How can i get compression working better to accomodate closer to the 80GB ceiling on one tape?? Please help!

[Ken_Putnam]

2:1 compression is a Marketing thing, not an Engineering thing. See http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/199542.htm

I normally figure about 1.3:1 as a RuleOfThumb, but 46 GB on a 40/80 tape is only about 1.15:1, so you are on the low side, but what you get is what you get. There are no tweaks you can use to get better compression.

[Sharvari_Deshmu]

Moving this thread to 8.6 forum