Networker

Re: [Networker] chunking in Networker

2009-03-05 14:33:16
Subject: Re: [Networker] chunking in Networker
From: "Goslin, Paul" <pgoslin AT CINCOM DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 14:31:11 -0500
The last time I remember large save-sets being broken up into 2 GB
chunks was quite a few releases ago, like 6.x ???  

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> Hello,
> I believe networker backs up the data in 2 GB increments, 
> this behavior may have changed with later versions, but 
> that's as far as i know.
> The saveset on the tape should be divided in several segments 
> depending on tape size, i.e head or tail, this is different 
> then what i mentioned earlier, 2 GB is what networker 
> collects in memory before committing to tape, this way the 
> tape drives do not show shine too much.
> Thanks
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> What's up with that?  Have any of you seen this? We have file 
> servers with 5 (500GB) drives that networker has chunked into 
> a bunch of 2GB savesets 
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