I have a new client that has been having intermittant problems with
their tape backup drive, and will be replacing it shortly. In the
meantime, I was going to set them up with an automated file copy to a
USB drive attached to a Windows XP workstation. However, I am concerned
that the file copy will trigger decompression of older files in excess
of available space on the volumes.

I looked at FILER and CHKVOL statistics, but I am having difficulty
determining which statistics to look at to determine whether the file
copy will will cause a problem. Also, is there a way to copy the files
uncompressed to the USB drive, but leave them compressed on the Netware
server?

Thank you


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pvision,

> I have a new client that has been having intermittant problems with
> their tape backup drive, and will be replacing it shortly. In the
> meantime, I was going to set them up with an automated file copy to a
> USB drive attached to a Windows XP workstation. However, I am concerned
> that the file copy will trigger decompression of older files in excess
> of available space on the volumes.

If there is less than 10% free space on the volume, compressed files
will always be left compressed. Alternatively, if you do:

"Set convert compressed to uncompressed option=0"

from the console compressed files will always remain compressed, no
matter how much of the volume remains.


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Hspeirs;1879748 Wrote:
> pvision,
>
> > I have a new client that has been having intermittant problems with
> > their tape backup drive, and will be replacing it shortly. In the
> > meantime, I was going to set them up with an automated file copy to
> a
> > USB drive attached to a Windows XP workstation. However, I am
> concerned
> > that the file copy will trigger decompression of older files in
> excess
> > of available space on the volumes.
>
> If there is less than 10% free space on the volume, compressed files
> will always be left compressed. Alternatively, if you do:
>
> "Set convert compressed to uncompressed option=0"
>
> from the console compressed files will always remain compressed, no
> matter how much of the volume remains.
>
>
> --
> Hamish
> Run multi-processor NetWare VM's with vmBoost
> 'http://www.caledonia.net' (http://www.haitch.net)

Thank you for your quick response, Hamish. I have one follow-up
question. If I type "Set convert compressed to uncompressed option=0"
at the console, and start a Windows copy from a Netware volume to the
USB hard drive attached to the workstation, will the copy of the file on
the USB drive be uncompressed and readable, even though the file on the
Netware volume is still compressed? I want to end up with uncompressed
files on the USB drive.

Thanks again.


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pvision,

> Thank you for your quick response, Hamish. I have one follow-up
> question. If I type "Set convert compressed to uncompressed option=0"
> at the console, and start a Windows copy from a Netware volume to the
> USB hard drive attached to the workstation, will the copy of the file on
> the USB drive be uncompressed and readable,

Yes. The fifile will be uncompressed at the server, sent uncompressed,
and the compressed version will remain on the server.

H.

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Hspeirs;1879828 Wrote:
> pvision,
>
> > Thank you for your quick response, Hamish. I have one follow-up
> > question. If I type "Set convert compressed to uncompressed
> option=0"
> > at the console, and start a Windows copy from a Netware volume to
> the
> > USB hard drive attached to the workstation, will the copy of the file
> on
> > the USB drive be uncompressed and readable,
>
> Yes. The fifile will be uncompressed at the server, sent uncompressed,
> and the compressed version will remain on the server.
>
> H.
>
> --
> Hamish
> Run multi-processor NetWare VM's with vmBoost
> 'http://www.caledonia.net' (http://www.haitch.net)

THANK YOU!

Marc


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