On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 at 3:19pm, Michael Packer wrote

> I've got about 28Gig used.  It was taking about 4.5 hours before it started
> to write to tape and about 3.5 hours to write to tape.  I'm trying to dump

So I'm assuming that the server itself is the only client?  What does the 
disklist look like?

> hours, but I'd rather use amanda (like I am on the other servers) ... if i
> can get it to a "better" time usage and without overloading the machine.  It
> is currently running the load up to around 4.   I'd appreciate any ideas on
> settings I may have incorrect.
> 
> Here are some of my conf settings:
>
> inparallel 2

Won't affect you if you only have one client.

> dumporder  "sssS"
> netusage 1500Kbps
> dumpcycle 1 day
> runspercycle 5

You run amanda 5 times per day?

You may see less load and overall better speed by not using a holding 
disk.  Run 'amplot' to see where amanda is spending all its time.

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University