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3.4.2 Adding the TapeSize parameter
Follow these steps:
1. Open a Command Prompt and then type the following command to open the Registry Editor
window:
regedit
2. In the Registry Editor, go to the following path:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Data Protection
Manager\Agent
3. Right-click and select New > DWORD (32 bit) Value, and enter the value as: TapeSize
4. Right-click TapeSize, and then select Modify. Select the Base value as Decimal, and enter
(TapeSize * 1024) as the value in the text box. Click OK.
Note: If you are using 800GB tapes, then the value becomes 800 * 1024 = 819200.
Note: If the TapeSize parameter is not defined, by default, it is 30GB.