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Re: Re[2]: Netware 4.11 backup taking extremely long

1997-04-20 19:24:22
Subject: Re: Re[2]: Netware 4.11 backup taking extremely long
From: Dianne Sharp <DSHARP AT CLEAR.CO DOT NZ>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 11:24:22 +1200
I did a search through the ANR1110 member and it doesn't mention
anything about TXNGROUP or TXNBYTE.

Dianne Sharp
Operations Analyst
ISS CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Ext 4208

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>From:  Bill Colwell[SMTP:bcolwell AT DRAPER DOT COM]
>Sent:  Friday, 18 April, 1997 1:32AM
>To:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject:       Re[2]: Netware 4.11 backup taking extremely long
>
>I believe they are implemented in the recent ptfs for version 1.  Check the
>samplib member ANR1110 for documentation.
>
>Bill Colwell
>The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
>Cambridge Ma.
>
>_________________________Reply Header_________________________
>Author: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu
>Subject: Re: Netware 4.11 backup taking extremely long
>04-17-1997 09:52 AM
>
>Are the TXNGROUPMAX and TXNBYTELIMIT options valid for ADSM Server for
>MVS V1?  I can't find anything about them in the manuals.  If valid, how
>do you know what value to choose?
>
>Dianne Sharp
>Operations Analyst
>ISS CUSTOMER SUPPORT
>Ext 4208
>
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>>From:  Elvin Peterson[SMTP:EPeterso AT SCJ DOT COM]
>>Sent:  Thursday, 17 April, 1997 7:27AM
>>To:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>>Subject:       Re: Netware 4.11 backup taking extremely long
>>
>>On the server, take a look at you Cache Hit Pct, if its below 97%, I
>>would increase the BUFPOOLSIZE.  Also investigage the TXNGROUPMAX
>>option.  Also, are you going to disk or directly to tape?  Are there
>>any other ADSM processes running, like migration or reclamation?
>>
>>On the client side, determine if you have ADSM compression on and
>>evaluate whether it's buying you anything (If you have Netware
>>compression turned on, you probably don't need ADSM compression).  The
>>TXNBYTELIMT option (which goes along with the TXNGROUPMAX option on the
>>server) may help your throughput also. Especially if you have a lot of
>>small files.
>>
>>
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>>From: ADSM-L(a)VM.MARIST.EDU; Naveed(u)Mustafa(a)MCKINSEY.COM
>>To: ADSM-L(a)VM.MARIST.EDU
>>Subject: Netware 4.11 backup taking extremely long
>>Date: Wednesday, April 16, 1997 1:51PM
>>
>>Hi there,
>>
>>We started to backup our Pentium 100MHz with 192MB memory Netware 4.11
>>server to ADSM last night at 8:00 P.M.  The estimated data on the server is
>>about 40GB and so far only 15GB of data has been backed up in 19 hours.
>>The ADSM server is at version 2.1.0.12 and is running on an AIX 3.2.5
>>machine.
>>
>>Any suggestion as to what parameters need to be fixed on either the server
>>or netware's dsm.opt file?
>>
>>Thanks for any suggestion and comments,
>>Naveed.
>>
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