Mark, thanks. However, this is the initial full/cold backup of 20 populated mountpoints. Also, the CopyGroup CopyMode is set to Absolute, not Modified.
-thanks Kent Monthei GlaxoSmithKline "Mark Stapleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11-Nov-2002 17:39 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ADSM-L cc: Subject: Re: TSM 5.1 on Solaris 8 64-bit - performance tuning question >>We're trying to take advantage of ResourceUtilization in the newer >>multi-threaded TSM Client, but I'm having trouble getting the Client to >>consistently start/maintain 4 data sessions to tape. ResourceUtilization >>is set to 8. Throughout most of the backup, 5-6 sessions are active. >>However we are only seeing 2 mounted tapes most of the time, and the >>backup duration is nearly twice what it should be. From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@;VM.MARIST.EDU]On Behalf Of Ricardo Ribeiro > Try using this value "Maximum Mount Points Allowed=4" to update > your client > node, this should tell the client to use this many drives... You also have to remember that you're not going to be able to keep four data threads continuously open during the entire backup session, unless you're backing up a large number of large files (>1 GB). Threads normally open and close due to demand from the client; setting resourceutilization to 8 merely guarantees a *maximum* of four data threads. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Certified TSM consultant Certified AIX system engineer MCSE