RE: No performance increase from 3590 B11 to 3590 E11

["Graap, Ken" <keg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I currently have a model 730 running V4R4 and have currently upgraded from
a
>3590 B11 to a 3590 E11. The drive is attached to a 6534 SCSI SPD card.  I'm
>not seeing the promised 50% increase on my full system backups.

Did you reinitialize your tape so they are 256 track instead of 128 track...

Also Define: Use optimum block size  . . . . . :   *YES 

When I did these things.... I noticed a great performance improvement.

Kenneth

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Kenneth E. Graap
IBM Certified Specialist 
AS/400e Professional System Administrator
NW Natural (Gas Services)
keg@nwnatural.com
Phone: 503-226-4211 x5537
FAX:    603-849-0591
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