by Aleksey_Tsalolikhin

Results of trying to vary GNU tar blocking factor to increase tape write/read speed for 2K content

My results transferring 685 2K frames (11MB per file, 8.1 GB total) using GNU tar to/from LTO4 tape

GNU tar Blocking Factor Write LTO4 Read LTO4
1024 2m34s 1m16s
2048 1m24s 1m16s
4096 1m19s 1m34s