Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Not to block Storage when inserting attributes

2009-10-07 20:59:44
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Not to block Storage when inserting attributes
From: Cedric Tefft <logicloop AT gmail DOT com>
To: Marek Simon <marek.simon AT trustica DOT cz>
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:54:33 -0700
Marek Simon wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a complex bacula config (2.4.4) with about 100 clients, 300 Jobs 
> and 48 Storages on two Storage Daemons (32 on one and 16 on the other). 
> The multiplicity of Storages is for paralelism. The clients are spread 
> among the storages with config generator, which selects the Storage for 
> them. But still many clients share the Storages and must wait for each 
> other. I noticed each job goes through two phases: running phase 
> (aquiring data from client) and Dir inserting attribures phase (DIA). In 
> DIA phase job still blocks the Storage but actualy it does not need it 
> more. Is it possible to avoid that? Some asynchronous catalog inserting 
> or some feature in 3.0?
>
> Marek
The second phase (what you describe as DIA) is a result of using  "Spool 
Attributes = yes" in your job defs.  Changing this to no MIGHT solve 
your problem.  OTOH, it might actually make things worse.  I suggest you 
look up the Spool Attributes directive in the manual.

- Cedric



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