okay, i've managed to setup something and here is the result of the test (LOL yea, testing with 3.4TB oracle statistical database) ... anyways
10/26/06 10:59:29 --- SCHEDULEREC STATUS BEGIN 10/26/06 10:59:29 Total number of objects inspected: 249 10/26/06 10:59:29 Total number of objects backed up: 211 10/26/06 10:59:29 Total number of objects updated: 0 10/26/06 10:59:29 Total number of objects rebound: 0 10/26/06 10:59:29 Total number of objects deleted: 0 10/26/06 10:59:29 Total number of objects expired: 0 10/26/06 10:59:29 Total number of objects failed: 0 10/26/06 10:59:29 Total number of bytes transferred: 3.39 TB 10/26/06 10:59:29 LanFree data bytes: 3.39 TB 10/26/06 10:59:29 Data transfer time: 3,197.04 sec 10/26/06 10:59:29 Network data transfer rate: 1,139,038.36 KB/sec 10/26/06 10:59:29 Aggregate data transfer rate: 52,360.73 KB/sec 10/26/06 10:59:29 Objects compressed by: 0% 10/26/06 10:59:29 Elapsed processing time: 19:19:07 client 5.3.4.0 and storage agent on HPUX 11 - HP RP8400 8proc/8GB RAM (2 1Gb FC adapters) server AIX 5.3.4 with LTO3 drives in 3584, the files are on HP XP12000 storage box connected to HP SAN COREEDGE 4Gb switches i was thinking in RESOURCEUTILization and MAXNUMMP ... to speed up the whole process maybe since i did not touch the above default values ... or simply to upgrade FC adapters to 2 or 4Gb :-), no compression included the process included continues access volumes, splitting on another XP12000 storage and then backing up from splitted volumes, the split od 3.4TB lasted for 33 minutes (Executing scheduled command now. 10/25/06 15:07:58 Executing Operating System command or script: /ca/START.sh 10/25/06 15:40:22 Finished command. Return code is: 0 10/25/06 15:40:22 --- SCHEDULEREC OBJECT BEGIN SDB1_BC_BCKP_SCHED01 10/25/06 15:00:00) ------------------ goran VIPNET