Most of the streams start (after a variable amount of time).  The *.302,
*.303,*.304 Etc up to *.320 all start.  I have seen 12 streams running from
this client at one time, but the *.301 doesn't start since it has 1/2 the
files in it.  It appears the client doesn't have enough time to select all
60K files to backup before the 90 minute timeout.  I can't raise the timeout
value because it extends out of our backup window.

    I know it isn't the tape drive, because I am backing up to a hard drive.
This eliminates such problems as shoe-shining, and contention between
clients.

    What I seem to need is a way of archiveing the files on the client to a
single file, that I can then backup in place of this subdirectory.  I tried
winzip to create a zip archive, but it is limited to 65K files.
Any other ideas?
Calvin Thomas



----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Sibilio" <patrick.sibilio AT COMMERZBANK DOT COM>
To: <NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 1:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Networker] What is the best way to backup 100,000 files in a
single subdirectory on a W2K Client


> Hi,
>
> how many streams are acitve during the backup? How many clients are in the
> group?
>
> Try backing up the client with a new group and a different start time.
>
> regards,
> Patrick Sibilio
>
> On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 18:10:00 -0700, Calvin Thomas
> <calvin.thomas AT NACALOGISTICS DOT COM> wrote:
>
> >I have tried seperate save streams by specifying
> >
> >C:\Directory\*.301
> >C:\Directory\*.302
> >C:\Directory\*.303
> >Etc.
> >The problem is the biggest save stream (c:\directory\*.301) never starts
> >even though I have set the time out to 90Minutes. I can't set the time
out
> >any longer due to other considerations.
> >When I back up using ALL, the writes happen at 32-64KBPS, and the backup
> >takes 20 hours.
> >I tried to create a zip file using WinZip, but WinZip is limited to 65K
> >files.
> >
> >What have your experiences been in similar sittuations?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Calvin Thomas
> >UNIX system administrator
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