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ardi26's avatar
ardi26
Level 3
16 years ago

Backup Exec 12 compression and encryption

I'm using software encryption to encrypt data in tape and software compression. The compression ratio shows 1:1 when encryption is used, while without encryption the ratio is 1.5:1 I'm using HP LT...
  • Larry_Fine's avatar
    16 years ago
    The HCL shows which tape drives are supported with hardware encryption.
    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/documentation.jsp?language=english&view=comp&pid=15047
    Looking at the drive properties in BE will also show the capabilites of the drive.

    HP LTO4 drives have encryption.  Previous generations do not.