Set resourceutilization in the client's configuration to twice the number of streams you want to run. If anything is likely to go directly to a sequential stgpool, set your maxnummp for the node definition to at least the number of streams you want to run (make sure you aren't going to hurt other clients more than you're willing to). I'd recommend that you set up the journaling daemon too. It takes a tiny bit of system resource, but in doing so, it spreads out the process of scanning the system from all at once during the backup, to just monitoring the changes as they're made (after your first full backup).
-----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joni Moyer Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 9:20 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Several simultaneous backups of an AIX client Hello everyone, I have a situation with an AIX TSM client which is at the 5.5.0.6 release on a TSM server which is on AIX and is at 5.5.1.1. The client has 18 million files to inspect when doing a daily incremental backup that begins at 9PM and as you can see below took almost 11 hours. As you can guess this just isn't acceptable to run for this long period of time. Does anyone have any suggestions on what could be done in order to get this server backed up incrementally in a quicker fashion? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4952I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Total number of objects inspected: 18,540,895(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4954I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Total number of objects backed up: 225,018(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4958I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Total number of objects updated: 0(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4960I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Total number of objects rebound: 0(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4957I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Total number of objects deleted: 0(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4970I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Total number of objects expired: 3,376(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4959I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Total number of objects failed: 0(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4961I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Total number of bytes transferred: 25.57 GB(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4963I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Data transfer time: 31,313.02 sec(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4966I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Network data transfer rate: 856.53 KB/sec(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4967I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Aggregate data transfer rate: 685.82 KB/sec(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4968I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Objects compressed by: 0%(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4964I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Elapsed processing time: 10:51:47(SESSION: 40206) Node Name: CHRS141 Platform: AIX Client OS Level: 5.3 Client Version: Version 5, release 5, level 0.6 Policy Domain Name: AIX Last Access Date/Time: 10/23/08 10:55:10 Days Since Last Access: <1 Password Set Date/Time: 08/24/04 12:55:29 Days Since Password Set: 1,521 Invalid Sign-on Count: 0 Locked?: No Contact: Open Systems Compression: No Archive Delete Allowed?: Yes Backup Delete Allowed?: Yes Registration Date/Time: 08/24/04 12:55:29 Registering Administrator: LIDZR8V Last Communication Method Used: Tcp/Ip Bytes Received Last Session: 241.55 M Bytes Sent Last Session: 3,157 Duration of Last Session: 10.16 Pct. Idle Wait Last Session: 5.16 Pct. Comm. Wait Last Session: 47.67 Pct. Media Wait Last Session: 0.00 Optionset: URL: http://chrs141:1581 Node Type: Client Password Expiration Period: Keep Mount Point?: No Maximum Mount Points Allowed: 4 ******************************** Joni Moyer Highmark Storage Systems, Storage Mngt Analyst III Phone Number: (717)302-9966 Fax: (717) 302-9826 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************
