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FW: Novell backup performance

2005-09-13 13:45:22
Subject: FW: Novell backup performance
From: "Stapleton, Mark" <mark.stapleton AT BERBEE DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:44:51 -0500
Yes.


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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

 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kevin Kinder [mailto:Admin AT wvadmin DOT gov] 
>Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:42 AM
>To: Stapleton, Mark
>Subject: Re: Novell backup performance
>
>Mark,
>
>Thanks for the reply. One final question. Can I use the same 
>strategy if I have just  one volume on the server? For example:
>
>DSM1.opt
>Exclude *:/.../*
>Include SYS:Apps/.../*
>
>DSM2.opt
>Exclude *:/.../*
>Include SYS:Data/.../*
>
>
>
>>>> mark.stapleton AT BERBEE DOT COM 9/12/05 5:40 PM >>>
>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
>
> 
>
>

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