Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!CITHEX.CALTECH.EDU!carl From: carl@CITHEX.CALTECH.EDU.UUCP Newsgroups: mod.computers.vax Subject: Re: disk compresses Message-ID: <861206152342.00b@CitHex.Caltech.Edu> Date: Sat, 6-Dec-86 18:23:48 EST Article-I.D.: CitHex.861206152342.00b Posted: Sat Dec 6 18:23:48 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 8-Dec-86 18:53:58 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 5 Approved: info-vax@sri-kl.arpa The single parameter with the greatest impact on disk fragmentation is the disk's storage cluster factor. If you've got mainly applications that generate LARGE files, the default cluster factor of 3 (or for uVMS, 1) is simply too small. Try reinitializing your disks with a larger cluster factor next time you do the compression.