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Make sure the bandwidth exists to keep up with the write speed of the LTO drive. For instance, the write speed for LTO-6 (which I own as a hobbyist) is around 3
by gosub100 2y ago
Make sure the bandwidth exists to keep up with the write speed of the LTO drive. For instance, the write speed for LTO-6 (which I own as a hobbyist) is around 300MB/s, but line speed of gigabit Ethernet is about 100MB/s. Translate those numbers to LTO-9 and make sure that the NAS, network, or local storage can keep up. It's not a deal-breaker to underflow the drive, but it causes the tape to stop, rewind, and re-buffer (called shoe-shining) which takes more time and causes unnecessary wear on the drive and cartridges.