> You say 1 hour to back up 2.5 gigs... that may not be accurate... *SM is
not
> just backing up data and files... it first compares the objects against
it's
> database, then decides if the objects need to be backed up...
>
> You file server may only send 2.5 Gigs of data... but it may have skipped
> over 1,000,000 objects to do so... this takes time...
>
> An other item to check out for... is your disk Storage pool large enough
for
> this backup? If you start having many migrations processes during your
> backups, this may slow down your *SM server...
>
> Hope this helps! If you have any other questions, let me know... we also
run
> *SM on AS/400...
>
>
> Frederic Landreville    email: landrefl AT yahoo DOT com
> Lead Technical Analyst --- Yahoo Messenger Id: LANDREFL
> J.T. International S.A. Geneva Branch
> 14, Chemin Rieu CH-1211 Geneva 17 Switzerland
> Tel: +41-22-703-0323 Fax: +41-22-703-0324
>
> "FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION. It comes bundled with the software."
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rafael J. Goldschmidt" <rafagold AT ARNET.COM DOT AR>
> To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> Sent: 06 March, 2000 22:59
> Subject: TSM/400
>
>
> > Environment: server AS/400, with a disk storage pool 15 GB.
> > Tape unit connected to the AS/400: Magstar 3570.
> > Time to backup 2,5 GB from an NT server: 1 hour (the client compresses
and
> > then sends).
> > Network: 1 GB. Is this speed usual? can the performance be improved? how
?
> > Aggregated speed to disk: 169 KB/sec, to tape: 151 KB/sec.
> >
> > Saludos / Regards / Au revoir
> >
> > Rafael J. Goldschmidt -
> > Elcano 5039 (C1427CII)
> > Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires - Argentina
> > Telefonos: 54-11-4421 4782
> > Internet: rafagold AT arnet.com DOT ar