2176000 - 1787528 = 388472 empty pages 388472 * 4096 bytes/page = 1591181312 bytes = 1553888 kB = 1517,46875 MB Maximum reduction is 1492 MB, thus the fragmentation is 1,7% - you ought to happy with it.
Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant Farren Minns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 28.02.2003 18:14 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Fragmented Database Question 2 Hi Again Regarding the TSM DB, wouldn't the 'Used' and 'Total Usable Pages' figures help to point to a fragmentation problem. The output fro our DB is as follows:- Available Space (MB): 10,000 Assigned Capacity (MB): 8,500 Maximum Extension (MB): 1,500 Maximum Reduction (MB): 1,492 Page Size (bytes): 4,096 Total Usable Pages: 2,176,000 Used Pages: 1,787,528 Pct Util: 82.1 Max. Pct Util: 82.5 Physical Volumes: 2 Buffer Pool Pages: 32,768 Total Buffer Requests: 10,278,342 Cache Hit Pct.: 98.88 Cache Wait Pct.: 0.00 Our database is 8500Mb assigned, and 82.1% utilised. So how do the figures of '1,787,528 pages used' and '2,176,000 Usable Pages' work in this case. If we have used 81% percent of 8500, our usable pages should be much lower than used pages shouldn't it? Or am I missing something? Thanks again Farren Minns - John Wiley & Sons Ltd Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: Fragmented Database Maybe? >I'm Running TSM 4.2.2.12 on a Solaris 2.7 server (E250 400Mhz, 1GB mem). >We have been having severe performance issues recently and moved our database >volumes off onto a new disk... You haven't cited the cause-effect case which would motivate such a change. Are you certain that is the problem area? If this is a substantial server, then I would first wonder about the 1 GB memory size, which is rather small these days. More memory is usually the most expeditious way to increase the performance of a computer system. System performance monitoring should reveal the bottlenecks. >Also, is there anyway to see if indeed the database is fragmented? (Chuckle) By definition, all databases are "fragmented" - it's inevitable, and the way they operate. You will see numerous postings in the archives that advise you not to be fixated on this, as it's unavoidable, and efforts to "fix" it are ephemeral and time-costly. Richard Sims, BU