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[Veritas-bu] Disable file estimate before start backup

2005-01-05 16:19:50
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Disable file estimate before start backup
From: alfonso.correas AT arrakis DOT es (Alfonso Correas Serrat)
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 22:19:50 +0100
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El 03/01/2005, a las 03:41, Daniel Suzuki escribi=F3:

The key is DONT_SORT_DIR, at least on UNIX systems. Do a touch on the=20
/usr/openv/netbackup directory and will help a little not sorting all=20
the files when create the file list. Helped me on a Filesystem with=20
more than 900K files of about 2 or 3Kb each.

> Hi,
>
> I am backing up a server with lots and lots of small files (about 3
> million). Before tapewriting starts, netbackup counts up every file to=20=

> get
> the estimated number of files. This takes about two to three hours...
> Is there an easy way to disable this feature?
> thank=B4s

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El 03/01/2005, a las 03:41, Daniel Suzuki escribi=F3:


The key is DONT_SORT_DIR, at least on UNIX systems. Do a touch on the
/usr/openv/netbackup directory and will help a little not sorting all
the files when create the file list. Helped me on a Filesystem with
more than 900K files of about 2 or 3Kb each.


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<excerpt><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>Hi,</smaller></fontfamil=
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<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>I am backing up a server with
lots and lots of small files (about 3</smaller></fontfamily>

<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>million). Before tapewriting
starts, netbackup counts up every file to get</smaller></fontfamily>

<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>the estimated number of
files. This takes about two to three hours...</smaller></fontfamily>

<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>Is there an easy way to
disable this feature?</smaller></fontfamily>

<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>thank=B4s</smaller></fontfamily>

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