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Support for 256 KB and 512 KB Tape Blocks

This release of CA ARCserve Backup includes support for 256 KB and 512 KB tape blocks. This enhancement lets CA ARCserve Backup write data to tape drives using a larger tape block size, which can help increase the overall efficiency of the device.

By default, CA ARCserve Backup formats data in 64 KB tape blocks, or the maximum block size that CA Technologies certified for the library. To increase the block size to 256 KB or 512 KB, you define the tape block size in a registry key for the library that CA ARCserve Backup applies to all drives in the library.

Note: You can modify the default behavior for backups to autoloaders and tape libraries.