Zoltan, I don't know your server level, but if you want to un- and reload your TSM database at a specific level, you should reset this value to 1 - because it's a known bug, that your reload will fail, when you unloaded your database with tapeiobufs greater than 1 Gerhard Wolkerstorfer [EMAIL PROTECTED] am 05.07.2001 18:14:35 Bitte antworten an [EMAIL PROTECTED] An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kopie: (Blindkopie: Gerhard Wolkerstorfer/DEBIS/EDVG/AT) Thema: Re: Database backup performance *1* I have increased it to 9 to see what happens. This could help in a *BIG* way, expecially migration and such. Thanks for pointing it out. =========================== Zoltan Forray Virginia Commonwealth University University Computing Center e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: 804-828-4807 Petr Prerost <pprerost@HTD To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] .CZ> cc: Sent by: Subject: Re: Database backup performance "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] RIST.EDU> 07/04/2001 03:16 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" Hi Zoltan , what is your tapeiobufs setting ? Can you see better tape throughput with migration processing ? regards Petr ----- Puvodnm zprava ----- Od: "Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Komu: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Odeslano: 2. cervence 2001 15:47 Predmet: Database backup performance > I want to thank everyone who responded to my question(s). It seems that > *EVERYONE* goes faster than us, some by a big margin. > > I just finished upgrading the OS/390 server from ADSM 3.1.2.50 to TSM > 4.1.3. I was hoping the DB backup would be faster. Unfortunately, there is > "no joy in Mudville". > > The first full DB backup performed after the upgrade took 4h 43m. > > I am still looking for suggestions on how to improve these numbers. > > Changing the backup to 3590 drives/tapes only shaved about 20 minutes off > the time. That mostly accounts for rewind and mount times (1-3590 vs > 9-3490). > > I have bumped the BUFPOOLSIZE value to 80M but still cant achieve the > elusive 98+% "Cache Hit Pct.". > > I've thought about trying SELFTUNEBUFPOOLSIZE but am a little concerned > since we are currently somewhat real-storage constrained and TSM is > currently at over 120M WSS, already. > > Anyone have any experience with this new option ? Any suggestions/tips to > improve the DB backup performance ? > > f adsm,q db f=d > ANR5965I Console command: Q DB F=D > > Available Space (MB): 17,496 > Assigned Capacity (MB): 17,496 > Maximum Extension (MB): 0 > Maximum Reduction (MB): 3,020 > Page Size (bytes): 4,096 > Total Usable Pages: 4,478,976 > Used Pages: 3,700,667 > Pct Util: 82.6 > Max. Pct Util: 82.6 > Physical Volumes: 8 > Buffer Pool Pages: 20,480 > Total Buffer Requests: 63,986,411 > Cache Hit Pct.: 95.31 > Cache Wait Pct.: 0.00 > Backup in Progress?: No > Type of Backup In Progress: > Incrementals Since Last Full: 0 > Changed Since Last Backup (MB): 376.67