Terry:
Hmm...This is what I would do.
Create the advanced logging directory, bptm
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/bptm
there you can find out how long it takes to fill up the buffer before dumping
it to tape, etc.
David
Quoting Terry Green <tgreen AT mitra DOT com>:
> I am using NBU 3.4.1 - Solaris master/media server, 2xDLT8000 drives on
> independent scsi channels.
>
> >From time to time, we get backups or bpduplicates that run at a snail's pace
> because the media is just barely usable. In this situation, the DLT drive
> shoe-shines a ton, but works. NBU doesn't do anything about it, because
> from it's point of view, the tape is just being slow - no errors are
> returned.
>
> I'm wondering what data I might be able to get out of Netbackup to help
> detect this situation. It would be nice to be able to see throughput from
> the point of view of the media, independent of the multiplexing, etc being
> used to feed the drive.
>
> Thanks
>
> Terry Green
> Mitra Imaging
> Waterloo Ontario
>
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