ADIC Time Clock 6-00028-01 Rev A Manual De Usuario

B-6

Fine-tune Block Size

6-00028-01 Rev A

To determine the 

READ-BLOCK LIMIT

 value, refer to your 

drive’s manual. Your goal is to have a complete file fit into a 
tape block segment, without having partially filled segments as 
illustrated above.

To calculate valid block size values, multiply the minimum 
block size, which is 16 KB, by 2 until you reach the value of 
your 

MAXIOSZ

. Additionally, the calculated value is also less 

than your drive’s 

READ-BLOCK LIMIT

. 

This concept is 

illustrated below.

The configurable 

-b

 

blocksize must be equal to or less than your 

drive’s READ-BLOCK LIMIT value.