hello,

i like using lowm=0 highm=10 to avoid the thrashing

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lindsay Morris [SMTP:lmorris AT SERVERGRAPH DOT COM]
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:15 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: adsm 3.1 and stgpool reclaim threshold
> 
> 1. try "q actlog begind=-2 s=recla" (or maybe s=100 or some other search
> string) to see when the reclamation threshold got reset.  If you find that
> it happened at 15:00, then say "q actlog begind=-2 begint=14:55" to see
> who
> issued what command.  That ought to shed some light.
> 
> 2. I suggest you not set the disk pool's low migration threshold to 0. Set
> it to 5% or something.  If it's zero, the first packet that lands in the
> disk pool kicks off migration, which completes immediately - then the next
> packet does the same thing, so migration thrashes crazily.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf 
> > Of
> > Stephen Pole
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 11:44 PM
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: Re: adsm 3.1 and stgpool reclaim threshold
> >
> >
> > Hi Steve,
> >
> > I have not seen this behaviour unless you have an entry in adminstrative
> > command schedules like the ones below:-
> >
> > To check this out do the following:-
> >
> > Log into the ADSM Web GUI
> >
> > Select > Object View > Automation > Adminstrative Command Schedules
> >
> > This will bring up the Automated command schedules that run by
> themselves
> >
> > They will more than likely look like this:-
> >
> > Update storage pool <STGPOOL_NAME> low=30 high=70
> >
> > This is timed to start at say 19:00 hours every day of the week.
> >
> > During the day you can raise/lower the high water mark, but at 19:00
> hours
> > the 70% mark will be reset by this schedule.
> >
> > For example, we like to have our data running to disk during the
> > day, so we
> > have a high water mark set as above.
> >
> > Now during the night (when there is less activity) another schedule
> lowers
> > the high water mark and low water mark to 0, then another
> > schedule at 06:00
> > resets this to low=30 and high=70.
> >
> > It looks like this:-
> >
> > update storage pool <STGPOOL_NAME> low=0 high=0
> >
> > This is timed for 19:00 every day of the week.
> >
> > BTW, we also do this before shutdown of the server, that is, we flush
> all
> > our pools to disk before a shutdown.
> >
> > Hope this helps.... Give us a call as I assume you are in Perth Western
> > Australia.
> >
> >
> > Stephen Pole
> > Operations Manager - PetroBank Asia Pacific
> > Level 4 IBM Centre
> > 1060 Hay Street
> > West Perth WA 6005
> > Phone +61 9 9320 9000
> > Mobile 040 247 9133
> >
> >
> > email: stephenp AT prth.geobank.pgs DOT com
> > web : http://www.petrobankonline.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > What happens is that
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve de Souza" <DeSouzaS AT BUNNINGS.COM DOT AU>
> > To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 10:27 AM
> > Subject: adsm 3.1 and stgpool reclaim threshold
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >         Can anyone tell me if there are any conditions which will
> > >         cause a copystorage stgpool to have it's reclaim threshold
> > >         percentage to change to 100% ??? We have no scripts which
> > >         explicitly change it, and yet we find that it changes from 70
> to
> > 100
> > >         every day !!
> > >
> > >         we have run into a problem in that this gets done every
> morning
> > >         after bkserver finishes.
> > >
> > >         Any cluses/answers would be much appreciated.
> > >
> > >         cheers
> > >                 steve
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------
> > > Steve de Souza
> > > Senior System Administrator
> > > Bunnings Building Supplies
> > > Perth, WA
> > > Phone : (08) 9365 1527 /  0409 383 943
> > > Email : desouzas AT bunnings.com DOT au
> > >
> > >
> > >
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