The tape streaming report for NetWorker Operations sounds like a fit for
you. Check the doc below and search for streaming:


http://web1.legato.com/infodev/publications/lmgt/operations/lmnwop_1.0/lm_ne
tworker_operations_ig.pdf

Produces a nice graphic to help you identify bottlenecks, etc. Sample there
as well. Might be worth an eval

pt

On Thu, 6 Mar 2003 09:40:06 -0500, Jim Lane <JLane AT TORONTOHYDRO DOT COM> 
wrote:

>Hi, All
>
>I'm trying to do a bit of a study to figure out how much spare capacity
>I have left on my Networker servers during the available backup windows.
>the data I'm trying to get at is how long the tape drives are in use
>versus not in use over time. failing that I guess I could go with the
>times that clients start and finish and guestimate from that what the
>impact on the drives might be. the point of departure for all this is
>that we've had it suggested to us (by Legato) that the way to increase
>our data retention period is to clone our daily backup tapes, eject the
>clone tapes from the jukebox and keep them on the shelf for however
>long, ie. longer than we have capacity within the jukebox. I'm not wild
>about this idea but then again I'm not the poor schlub who's going to
>have to do all the tape handling. anyway, the issue is how much time to
>we have available to devote to all this cloning that would be above and
>beyond the backups we're already doing. if we don't have enough time
>available then the suits will think about hardware upgrades but not if
>they don't have to. so, to make a short story long, I've drawn the job
>of trying to figure out how much free time we've got to spare and I'm
>not sure how to go about it. I'd appreciate any suggestions from
>whatever perspective. TIA
>
>
>Jim Lane
>Sr. Technical Consultant
>Network Services
>Toronto Hydro
>office: (416)-542-2820
>cell: (416)-896-8576
>
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