ADSM-L

Re: Handling spikes in storage transfer

2002-01-14 15:06:51
Subject: Re: Handling spikes in storage transfer
From: "Mr. Lindsay Morris" <lmorris AT SERVERGRAPH DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 15:04:07 -0500
Get the client's dsmsched.log file (best way);
or query the contents table (slow!).

Is there some reason why you can't ftp over the client's dsmsched.log, so
you can look at it?

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Mr. Lindsay Morris
Mr. Lindsay Morris
CEO
Applied System Design
www.servergraph.com
859-253-8000 ofc
425-988-8478 fax



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 2:56 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Handling spikes in storage transfer
>
>
> Thanks, but, I am looking for file-level information.
>
> I have the "bytes transfered per node" info from the SMF ACCOUNTING
> records generated by the server. I can tell HOW MANY BYTES WERE TRANSFERED
> for this node, back to the day it first started talking to TSM. I need to
> know what files and how big.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------
> Zoltan Forray
> Virginia Commonwealth University - University Computing Center
> e-mail: zforray AT vcu DOT edu  -  voice: 804-828-4807
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>
> "Denis L'Huillier" <dlhuillier AT PERSHING DOT COM>
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> 01/14/2002 02:33 PM
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
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>         To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
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>         Subject:        Re: Handling spikes in storage transfer
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>
> Try,
> select  sum(bytes) from summary where entity='SuspectedAbuser' and
> activity
> ='BACKUP' and start_time between '2002-01-13 00:00' and '2002-01-14 00:00'
>
> This will give you in bytes the amount of data  a particular node sent to
> the server in a 24 hour period.
> Adjust the start_time and entity as required.
>
> You can also do a
> select entity, sum(bytes) blah blah blah blah group by entity
> This will give you the bytes for all nodes.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Regards,
>
> Denis L. L'Huiller
> 973-360-7739
> dlhuillier AT pershing DOT com
> Enterprise Storage Forms ->
> http://admpwb01/misc/misc/storage_forms_main.html
>
>
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>                     Zoltan
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> I already tried that. The information it gives isn't detailed enough. It
> just tells me about the filespaces.
>
> I need to know specifics, such as the names/sizes of the files/objects in
> the file spaces.
>
> Anybody have any sql to do such ?
>
> Thanks, anyway !
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>
> Zoltan Forray
> Virginia Commonwealth University - University Computing Center
> e-mail: zforray AT vcu DOT edu  -  voice: 804-828-4807
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> "Cook, Dwight E (SAIC)" <cookde AT BP DOT COM>
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> 01/14/2002 10:29 AM
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>         To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>         cc:
>         Subject:        Re: Handling spikes in storage transfer
>
>
> Do a "q occ <nodename>" and look for what file systems are out on your
> diskpool in great quantity.
> That is, if you send all data first to a diskpool and then bleed it off to
> tape (daily).
> That will give you an idea of what file systems are sending the most data,
> currently.
> Then you may perform something like a "show version <nodename>
> <filespacename> to see each specific item.
>         you might note the "filecount" in the "q occ" listing to see how
> much will be displayed in the "show version" command.
>
> hope this helps...
>         later,
>                 Dwight
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU [mailto:zforray AT VCU DOT EDU]
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 8:47 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Handling spikes in storage transfer
>
>
> I have an SGI client node that while normally sends <= 1.5GB of data, is
> now sending 36GB+.
>
> Without accessing the client itself, how can I find out what is causing
> this increase in TSM traffic ?
>
> I have contacted the client owner, but their response is taking too long
> and this spike it wreaking havoc on TSM.
>
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> ------------------------
> Zoltan Forray
> Virginia Commonwealth University - University Computing Center
> e-mail: zforray AT vcu DOT edu  -  voice: 804-828-4807
>