Networker

Re: [Networker] Advanced File Device Size

2003-09-16 13:48:18
Subject: Re: [Networker] Advanced File Device Size
From: Dave Mussulman <mussulma AT CS.UIUC DOT EDU>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:48:10 -0500
On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 09:54:23AM -0400, Joe Moore wrote:
> I've got a Nexsan ATABoy2 (about 3Tb total size) attached to a Sun Solaris
> system.
>
> It's configured as one _big_ filesystem.
>
> Two issues I've had with it:
>
> Cloning or staging from the adv_file devices is single-access, so I had
> to create multiple adv_file devices on the same filesystem.
>
> When the filesystem is full, all backups pause until space is freed up.
> This is especially bad when staging can't get access to the adv_file.RO
> device to move data off.

If you could set it up all over again, how would you change things to
avoid those issues?

Dave

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