Thanks Geof, We bumped up the sessions to 5 with no luck..... I guess we can try 10!
Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gill, Geoffrey L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 10:03 AM Subject: RE: Is there a limit on the amount of data an NT client can backup ? > Keith, > > I have a single server that is in a similar situation, only Win2K. It's SAN > attached and has almost 1TB of data on it now. It takes 12-16 hours for this > thing to complete it's backup, and that's using 10 sessions and Journaling. > Even with no changes to the filesystem it still has to look at all those > files. Journaling, I thought, was supposed to speed this up since it keeps a > local db. So far I don't see much of a change, and from what I can tell last > night's backup never completed. It's been a real pain to say the least. Can > your server handle more sessions? > > Here is a copy of the sched log on this node. Took over 15 hours to check > out 4+ million files and send 2.5GB. > > 01/09/2003 10:04:48 Total number of objects inspected: 4,387,224 > 01/09/2003 10:04:48 Total number of objects backed up: 22,011 > 01/09/2003 10:04:48 Total number of objects updated: 0 > 01/09/2003 10:04:48 Total number of objects rebound: 0 > 01/09/2003 10:04:48 Total number of objects deleted: 0 > 01/09/2003 10:04:48 Total number of objects expired: 44 > 01/09/2003 10:04:48 Total number of objects failed: 0 > 01/09/2003 10:04:48 Total number of bytes transferred: 2.54 GB > 01/09/2003 10:04:48 Data transfer time: 176.73 sec > 01/09/2003 10:04:48 Network data transfer rate: 15,118.04 KB/sec > 01/09/2003 10:04:48 Aggregate data transfer rate: 48.56 KB/sec > 01/09/2003 10:04:48 Objects compressed by: 0% > 01/09/2003 10:04:48 Elapsed processing time: 15:16:55 > > Good luck > > Geoff Gill > TSM Administrator > NT Systems Support Engineer > SAIC > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: (858) 826-4062 > Pager: (877) 905-7154 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Keith Kwiatek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 6:46 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Is there a limit on the amount of data an NT > > client can backup ? > > Importance: High > > > > > > Hello IBM, > > > > We have an sgi client with about 3 filesystems of about 500 > > gig each, and zillions of files. Can't get them to back up. > > Same situation, scheduler drifts away. No error messages. > > > > We are thinking that the scheduler building of the index > > blows a gasket somewhere, and that maybe using the virtual > > filespace option would break it up into smaller more > > manageable indexes? Any thoughts? > > > > Keith Kwiatek > > National Institute of Standards and Technology > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Andrew Raibeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 7:07 AM > > Subject: Re: Is there a limit on the amount of data an NT > > client can backup ? > > > > > > > There are not known limitations on the amount of data to be > > backed up > > > that would contribute to a hang. Network problems are one fairly > > > common cause of hangs, though I would think you would > > eventually get > > > some kind of network error. You might consider upgrading to > > the latest > > > TSM client patch level (5.1.5.7) to see if the problem may > > have been > > > addressed via a bug fix. Beyond that, if the problem > > persists, I would > > > recommend that you contact IBM support for assistance. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Andy > > > > > > Andy Raibeck > > > IBM Software Group > > > Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development > > > Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Internet > > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (change eye to i to reply) > > > > > > The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. > > > The command line is your friend. > > > "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nick Rutherford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 01/10/2003 > > > 03:15 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > cc: > > > Subject: Is there a limit on the amount of > > data an NT client can backup ? > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > we have a TSM client installed on an NT server that has > > about 250gb of > > > IBM ESS storage attached to it. > > > Recently we have experienced problems with the scheduler > > service which > > > appears > > > to hang during the backup. > > > The client schedule and error logs do not contain any information. > > > > > > The TSM server is V5.1.1.0 > > > The TSM client level is V5.1.1.0 > > > > > > The NT server is V4 SP6. > > > The NT server also runs Notes V5. > > > > > > Has anybody seen similar problems when backing up such a > > large volume > > > of data ? Any help is appreciated. > > > > > > regards, > > > > > > Nick Rutherford. > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************* > > > This e-mail is confidential and intended solely for the use of the > > > individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions > > presented > > > are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > > represent those > > > of Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd. > > > > > > If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender > > > immediately by return e-mail and then delete this message from your > > > system. Also be advised that any use, disclosure, forwarding, > > > printing or copying of this e-mail if sent in error is strictly > > > prohibited. Thank you for your co-operation. > > > > > ********************************************************************* > >
