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Re: [Networker] Multiple Advanced File device

2004-08-24 16:45:07
Subject: Re: [Networker] Multiple Advanced File device
From: "Christopher D. Cofer" <cofer AT UNT DOT EDU>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:31:30 -0500
On Tuesday 24 August 2004 03:09 pm, Joel Fisher wrote:

We are experiencing the same thing with Linux Networker 7.1.2.  Our adv_file
device will only take up to the specified target session value even though
the server parallelism is set high.

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> Hey Richard,
>
> Stupid question... But there are more sessions in this group than drives
> in the pool right?
>
> Make sure that if you have say 4 clients in the group and 4 devices that
> you don't have all the client parallelism set to 1.
>
> I'm just grasping at straws right now...
>
> Joel
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT 
> EDU]
> On Behalf Of Richard Savage
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 3:32 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Multiple Advanced File device
>
> Hi Joel,
>
> It is set to zero. Do I need to change that value ? If so I assume I
> need to do the same for all my groups...
>
> My server parallelist is presently set to 48. PS: I have also two
> storage node backing up on tapes and disks apart from my Adf_file
> device...
>
> Thanks !
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Fisher [mailto:jfisher AT wfubmc DOT edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 3:10 PM
> To: Legato NetWorker discussion; Richard Savage
> Subject: RE: [Networker] Multiple Advanced File device
>
>
>
> Hey Richard,
>
> What is your savegroup parallelism set to?
>
> Joel
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT 
> EDU]
> On Behalf Of Richard Savage
> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 5:36 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Multiple Advanced File device
>
> Hi,
>
> I set the target sessions a 1, and it only started 1 sessions per
> devices. I though it would start more after it start 1 on each
> devices... Am I missing something ?
>
> Thanks !
>
> Richard
>
> >On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:04:00 -0400, Joel Fisher <jfisher AT WFUBMC DOT EDU>
>
> wrote:
> >>Hey Richard,
> >>
> >>I would try setting my target sessions to something much lower.  Like
> >>1 or 2.  Then it'll do a round robin kind of thing as it gets more
> >>sessions.  FYI target sessions is not a session limit, it is just the
> >>number of session that will start on one device before opening
> >>sessions on another available device in the pool.
> >>
> >>Hope this helps,
> >>
> >>Joel
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Legato NetWorker discussion
> >>[mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU]
> >>On Behalf Of Richard Savage
> >>Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 10:44 AM
> >>To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> >>Subject: [Networker] Multiple Advanced File device
> >>
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>We have recently upgraded to Networker 7.1 with the DiskBackup option.
> >>
> >>We presently have 4 adv_file device of around 900 GB each.
> >>
> >>I know that once the volume is full, it won't switch to another
>
> volume.
>
> >>My question is this:
> >>
> >>When a group start, how will it decide which adv_file volume will it
> >>use ?
> >>
> >>Right now it seem to choose always the first one, up to it's number of
> >>
> >>target sessions...
> >>
> >>The result is that the first volume get filled up before the 3 others
> >>get even used...
> >>
> >>Is there a way to control this ?
> >>
> >>Thank you !
> >>
> >>Richard Savage
> >>
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