ADSM-L

Re: Novell backup performance

2005-09-13 10:39:23
Subject: Re: Novell backup performance
From: Timothy Hughes <Timothy.Hughes AT OIT.STATE.NJ DOT US>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:39:07 -0400
Thanks mark

"Stapleton, Mark" wrote:

> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> Behalf Of Kevin Kinder
> >So, to follow up, should  RESOURCEUTILIZATION never be set
> >higher than the number of NetWare volumes being backed up?
> >
> >And in the case of a server with a single NetWare volume being
> >backed up, is there a way to establish multiple backup
> >sessions to improve backup times? I've traversed the
> >(seemingly) appropriate documentation and only succeeded in
> >confusing myself. I think I know how to do it in Unix/Linux,
> >but that obviously doesn't help here.
>
> Yes, you can multithread the backups in a different way. Create another
> nodename, a second dsm.opt file using that nodename, and include and
> exclude lines like (assuming there are two NetWare volumes sys: and
> vol1:
>
> dsm.opt copy1
> nodename nwmachine-a
> exclude *:/.../*
> include sys:/.../*
>
> dsm.opt copy2
> nodename nwmachine-b
> exclude *:/.../*
> include vol1:/.../*
>
> This can be done with three or more volumes as well. You can then easily
> create two threads for your backups (and your restores) without the use
> of resourceutilization, multiple mount points, etc.
>
> --
> Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
> IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional
>   Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005
> IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert (CATE) AIX
> Office 262.521.5627
>
>

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>