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Re: Novell backup performance

2005-09-16 08:05:49
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: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 08:05:33 -0400
Thanks Again! Kurt and David

Kurt Beyers wrote:

> Check as well that the parameter TCP_DELAYED_ACKNOWLEDGEMENT=OFF on the 
> Novell server.
>
> Switching it from the default 'ON' to OFF improved the backups times with a 
> factor of 3 at a customer.
>
> best regards;
> Kurt
>
> ________________________________
>
> Van: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager namens David E Ehresman
> Verzonden: do 15/09/2005 20:25
> Aan: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Onderwerp: Re: [ADSM-L] Novell backup performance
>
> When we had a similar problem Servergraph/TSM told us the bottleneck was the 
> network I/O.  Upgrading the TSM server to a gig ethernet card and switch 
> dramatically improved the backup times of our Novel clients.
>
> >>> Timothy.Hughes AT OIT.STATE.NJ DOT US 09/12/05 1:43 PM >>>
> Hello,
>
> We have a Novell client who's backup is taking to long
> We added the Resourceutilization line (8) to the dsm.opt file
> but it's still taking long. Does anyone have any suggestions
> on what  else I might take a look at or do that would help improve
> the backup time. The backup starts around midnight.
>
> Here is the DSM.OPT file
>
> *  Setting Options for the TCP/IP Communication Method
>
>      TCPCLIENTADDRESS        xx.xx.xx.xx
>      TCPSERVERADDRESS        xx.xx.xx.xx  (tsm server ip)
>      TCPPORT                 1500
>      HTTPPORT                1581
>
>   errorlogretention 14
>   schedlogretention 7
>   Setting Nodename
>
> NODENAME                  XXXXX
> ERRORLOGNAME   SYS:Tivoli\TSM\CLIENT\BA\dsmerror.log
> SCHEDLOGNAME   SYS:Tivoli\TSM\CLIENT\BA\dsmsched.log
> PASSWORDDIR    SYS:Tivoli\TSM\CLIENT\BA\password
>
> * EXCLUDE          directory:.O=TIVOLI.*
> * INCLUDE          directory:.O=TIVOLI.OU=Development.*
>
> DOMAIN ALL-LOCAL -NDS -SYS: -VOL1:
> * DOMAIN ALL-LOCAL
>
> *  NetWare general excludes
> *  ---------------------------------------------------------
> * EXCLUDE          sys:\system\secaudit.log
> * EXCLUDE          sys:\system\events.log
> * EXCLUDE          sys:\system\system.log
> * EXCLUDE          sys:\system\btrieve.trn
> * EXCLUDE          SYS:\system\tsa\err$hst.*
> * EXCLUDE          sys:\system\tsa\err$log.*
> * EXCLUDE          sys:\system\tsa\skip$log.*
> * EXCLUDE          sys:\system\tsa\tsa$temp.*
> * EXCLUDE          sys:\system\sys$log.err
> * EXCLUDE          sys:\_swap_.mem
> * EXCLUDE          sys:\vol$log.err
> * EXCLUDE          sys:\tts$log.err
>
> exclude.dir poa:RESTORE
> exclude.dir nvol1:RESTORE
> exclude.dir mta:RESTORE
> exclude.dir gwia:RESTORE
>
> *  NetWare Memory management option
>
>  MEMORYEFFICIENTBACKUP YES
>
> * NWEXITNLMP NO
>
> managedservices schedule webclient
> * managedservices schedule
>
>  schedmode prompted
>
> passwordaccess generate
>
> * NWUSER server_1_name\user\:password
> * NWUSER server_2_name\user:password
> * NWUSER nds_tree_name\user:password
>
> NWPWFILE YES
>
> *  Resouce Utilization specifies the number of back end connections
> resourceutilization 8
>
>  Quiet
> * VERBOSE
>
> Thanks for any help, suggestions or advice!
>
> Novell Client 5.2.2
> TSM Server 5.3.1.4
> AIX  RS/6000

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