I am running BackupExec 9 with W2K server. I have a Quantum Super DLT external drive. My tapes are Super DLT I tapes that say 160/320GB. My backup jobs go to about 165 GB and then ask for more media. I am assuming that it is because the tape is full. If you can get 320GB of compressed data on 1 tape, how come I only get around 160GB on a tape? Does anyone know if you have to specify somewhere in BackupExec to compress the data when it is written, or if it does it automatically? I am backing up a lot of Autocad .dwg and similar engineering files. I am not sure if BackupExec has issues with compressing some kinds of data vs. others.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.