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TSM backup long duration

2006-12-29 02:01:34
Subject: TSM backup long duration
From: Nicolaos Savva <NSavva AT LAIKI DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:49:01 +0200
Hi to all

I run a daily job (command: dsmc archive D: -sub=yes) to backup the entire
D drive of a server and then use it for DR purposes.
The total size of the d drive is approximately 35GB (333,375 objects), and
it took 4 hours to finish.

The Management Class i defined for the specific node, is using a tape drive
(3592J1A up to 40MB/sec) as a device class.
My TSM server is connected with an IBM 3494 Tape Library via FC Switch.

In addition i am using a Gigabit ethernet card, which is connected on a
dedicated gbit Network being used only for backup purposes. ( I am not
using a LAN free backups)

On dsm.opt option file i have specify the following options:

 nodename EFTDR-DAILY
 passwordaccess generate
 TCPNODELAY YES
 TCPWINDOWSIZE 1024
 TCPBUFFSIZE 512
 TXNBYTELIMIT 2097152
 USELARGEBUFFERS YES
 LARGECOMMBUFFERS YES
 quiet

TSM SERVER version: 5.3.4 (windows 2000)
TSM Client: 5.3.2

This is the summary of the backup job:


  Message : ANR0406I Session 8617 started for node EFTDR-DAILY (WinNT)
(Tcp/Ip EFTSERVER(2877)). (SESSION: 8617)
  Message : ANE4952I (Session: 8616, Node: EFTDR-DAILY)  Total number of
objects inspected:  333,375 (SESSION: 8616)
  Message : ANE4953I (Session: 8616, Node: EFTDR-DAILY)  Total number of
objects archived:   333,375 (SESSION: 8616)
  Message : ANE4958I (Session: 8616, Node: EFTDR-DAILY)  Total number of
objects updated:          0 (SESSION: 8616)
  Message : ANE4960I (Session: 8616, Node: EFTDR-DAILY)  Total number of
objects rebound:          0 (SESSION: 8616)
  Message : ANE4957I (Session: 8616, Node: EFTDR-DAILY)  Total number of
objects deleted:          0 (SESSION: 8616)
  Message : ANE4970I (Session: 8616, Node: EFTDR-DAILY)  Total number of
objects expired:          0 (SESSION: 8616)
  Message : ANE4959I (Session: 8616, Node: EFTDR-DAILY)  Total number of
objects failed:           0 (SESSION: 8616)
  Message : ANE4961I (Session: 8616, Node: EFTDR-DAILY)  Total number of
bytes transferred: 34.55 GB (SESSION: 8616)
  Message : ANE4963I (Session: 8616, Node: EFTDR-DAILY)  Data transfer
time:                  574.31 sec (SESSION: 8616)
  Message : ANE4966I (Session: 8616, Node: EFTDR-DAILY)  Network data
transfer rate:        63,099.27 KB/sec (SESSION: 8616)
  Message : ANE4967I (Session: 8616, Node: EFTDR-DAILY)  Aggregate data
transfer rate:      2,416.82 KB/sec (SESSION: 8616)
  Message : ANE4968I (Session: 8616, Node: EFTDR-DAILY)  Objects compressed
by:                    0% (SESSION: 8616)
  Message : ANE4964I (Session: 8616, Node: EFTDR-DAILY)  Elapsed processing
time:            04:09:54 (SESSION: 8616)


Thanks in advance



Thanks

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