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Managing the AMASS File System
3-164 Command Reference 6-00028-01 Rev A
attributes of the second volume group. If the values do not
match, AMASS issues an error and does not complete the
reassignment. For information on numerical volume groups, see
“Volume Groups Defined” on page 1-13.
Configure Block Size
Thoroughly understand what this option does before using it.
Refer to the AMASS Release Notes for a list of drives that
support configurable block size.
Configure Compression
Refer to the AMASS Release Notes for a list of drives that
support compression.
Caution
Use the tape block size option (-b blocksize) with care.
Tip
For detailed information on optimizing block size, see “Fine-tune
Block Size” on page B-1.
Note
AMASS assumes a compressed capacity of 2:1 ratio, but some
newer drives may have a compressed capacity of 3:1.
Consequently, the capacity displayed by the
vollist command
after a
volformat will currently show a 2:1 native GB capacity.