Topic: SME Backup 12/24G TAPE

[gtoseski]

SME Server Backup working great, now my drive is about 19GB, my tape drive is a 12/24GB DAT, the backup is saying it is full, i am guessing it is not compressing the tape to read 24 GB but only 12 GB
how do i fix this?

[CharlieBrady]

SME Server Backup working great, now my drive is about 19GB, my tape drive is a 12/24GB DAT, the backup is saying it is full, i am guessing it is not compressing the tape to read 24 GB but only 12 GB
how do i fix this?

Some files are very compressible, others aren't compressible at all. Your tape drive really only has a capacity of 12GB. If your data is 50% compressible, then you can put 24GB worth of files on the tape. If your data is less compressible than that (for instance, if a significant amount of it is already compressed, e.g. MPEG or MP3 files) then you will have less than 24GB worth of files.

[gtoseski]

thankyou for that,
that makes alot of sense,
for i only keep Ghost images on this server.

[gtoseski]

Does anyone know if Arserve Backup for Linux Support SME server, for it does say it supports REDHAT, but not sure
Would be nice to use arcserve for a backup solution