right, but 98% should still be acceptable !

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chibois, Herve [SMTP:Chibois_H AT ADMIRAL DOT FR]
> Sent: Tuesday, 17. April 2001 15:51
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Expiration
> 
> Hi  Bert,
> 
> Your TSM server creeps !
> 
> what is your BUFPOOLSIZE (dsmserv.opt)
> 
> you should not go below 99.5 % for PCT CACHE
> 
> change BUFPOOLSIZE to 256 Mo at least and restart your tsm server,
> the expiration process should fill the DB cache and it should speed up
> your process.
> 
> What kind of disks are you using ? SSA or SCSI ? are the DBVOL files
> on the same disks as AIX ?
> 
> If your DB is "old" you should do an unload/load db operation to
> defrag. your DB pages.
> 
> rv
> 
> 
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De : Bert Moonen [mailto:bert.moonen AT ABP DOT NL]
> > Envoyé : mardi 17 avril 2001 15:44
> > À : ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Objet : Expiration
> > 
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > expiration runs very, very, very slow. Only 16 objects in 20 
> > minutes time.
> > We have ADSM 3.1.2.90 on an S70 machine with 4GB Memory AIX 4.3.3.
> > Does anyone know what my problem is????
> > adsm> q db f=d
> > Available Space (MB): 19,300, Assigned Capacity (MB): 17,964, Maximum
> > Extension (MB): 1,336, Maximum Reduction (MB): 3,740, Page 
> > Size (bytes):
> > 4,096, Total Usable Pages: 4,598,784, Used Pages: 3,315,954, 
> > Pct Util: 72.1,
> > Max. Pct Util: 72.1, Physical Volumes: 1, Buffer Pool Pages: 
> > 32,768, Total
> > Buffer Requests: 651,353,008, Cache Hit Pct.: 98.34, Cache 
> > Wait Pct.: 0.00,
> > Backup in Progress?: No, Type of Backup In Progress:, 
> > Incrementals Since
> > Last Full: 0, Changed Since Last Backup (MB): 1,759.66, 
> > Percentage Changed:
> > 13.58, Last Complete Backup Date/Time: 04/16/01 17:00:39.
> >