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Linear Tape File System (LTFS) is a filesystem to mount a LTFS formatted tape | |||||
in a tape drive. Once LTFS mounts a LTFS formatted tape as filesystem, user | |||||
rpokala: s/user/users/ | |||||
can access to the tape via filesystem API. | |||||
kenUnsubmitted Not Done Inline ActionsI would add something like this: This only works with IBM-branded LTO-5 or newer tape drives, although there is a file backend for simulation purposes. You will only be able to read and write tapes with a blocksize <= MAXPHYS, which is 128KB by default. Put the following in your kernel config file and recompile/reinstall to allow reading and writing tapes up to the maximum LTFS blocksize of 1MB: options MAXPHYS=(1024*1056) ken: I would add something like this:
This only works with IBM-branded LTO-5 or newer tape drives… | |||||
rpokalaUnsubmitted Not Done Inline Actions@ken: why (1024*1056) rather than (1024*1024)? rpokala: @ken: why `(1024*1056)` rather than `(1024*1024)`? | |||||
kenUnsubmitted Not Done Inline ActionsJust in case the buffer is misaligned. If that happens, you'll still be able to get the full 1MB I/O down to the drive if MAXPHYS is slightly larger than 1MB. ken: Just in case the buffer is misaligned. If that happens, you'll still be able to get the full… | |||||
WWW: https://github.com/LinearTapeFileSystem/ltfs |
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