Networker

Re: [Networker] How NW cloning & multiplexing REALLY works

2007-01-23 11:04:41
Subject: Re: [Networker] How NW cloning & multiplexing REALLY works
From: Dag Nygren <dag AT NEWTECH DOT FI>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:39:24 +0200
> mark wragge wrote:
> 
> >Do these results apply when cloning from disk backup to tape?
> >  Do these results apply when staging multiple savesets from disk backup to 
> > tape?
> >  
> >
> 
> No they don't. Save sets on disk devices are not multiplexed. Cloning or 
> staging from disk will read save sets sequentially - there is no other 
> way it could be done.

Why couldn't you do parallel reads from the disk?

Best
Dag

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