C:\> robtest.exe Configured robots with local control supporting test utilities: TLD(0) robotic path = {2,0,0,0} Robot Selection --------------- 1) TLD 0 2) none/quit Enter choice: 1 1 Robot selected: TLD(0) robotic path = {2,0,0,0} Invoking robotic test utility: C:\Program Files\VERITAS\Volmgr\bin\tldtest.exe -rn 0 -r {2,0,0,0} Opening {2,0,0,0} MODE_SENSE complete Enter tld commands (? returns help information) s d drive 1 (addr 500) access = 1 Contains Cartridge = no drive 2 (addr 501) access = 1 Contains Cartridge = no READ_ELEMENT_STATUS complete m s1 d1 Initiating MOVE_MEDIUM from address 1000 to 500 MOVE_MEDIUM complete C:\>/cygdrive/c/Program Files/VERITAS/Volmgr/bin $ nt_ttu.exe Welcome to nt_ttu, h[elp] or ? for help. Data Buffer Initial Address - 8f4000 nt_ttu> p Current filename for testing = \\.\tape0. Filename is NOT open. Data buffer address = 8f4000 Maximum buffer size bytes = 262144(10) or 40000(h). Current record byte count = 4096(10) or 1000(h). Capacity = 3141533696d. Space remaining = 2120220672d. Blocksize = 0 (variable-length mode). Number of partitions = 0. Media is not write-protected. Drive does not support hardware error correction. Hardware data compression is enabled. Data padding is disabled. Setmark reporting is disabled. Default blocksize = 32768 Maximum blocksize = 16777215 Minimum blocksize = 1 Maximum partition count = 1 End of Tape (EOT) warning zone size = 0 nt_ttu> Bruce, the important param is "Maximum blocksize = 16777215".