9710 (StorageTek) Addendum for NonStop Servers

Addendum to the StorageTek™ 9710 for the Tandem Environment
The 5155/5159 Digital Linear Tape CRE and NonStop Kernel
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2. Enter INFO MEDIADEFS at the MEDIACOM prompt to
display the current system setting for compression:
MC> INFO MEDIADEFS
Support Level NOCATALOG
Automatic OFF
Compression OFF
MC>
“Compression OFF” means that by default, compression is
not attempted during a write to a scratch tape volume.
3. Use the ALTER MEDIADEFS command to set compression
on or off. For example:
a. To set compression on by default:
MC> ALTER MEDIADEFS, COMPRESSION IDRC
b. To set compression off by default:
MC> ALTER MEDIADEFS, COMPRESSION OFF
4. Enter EXIT to exit MEDIACOM and return to the TACL
prompt:
MC> EXIT
22>
For more information about MEDIACOM and the ALTER
MEDIADEFS command, see the DSM/Tape Catalog Operator
Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual.