I've seen restores of 1+M files take days due to the delays associated with general system over head (creating directory entries, etc...) and by days I mean 5-7+.
And so again, I'll mention... Just because you CAN put a million or more files on a single drive doesn't mean it's a good idea! Dwight -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Kelly Lipp Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 10:47 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Best way to use TSM to move 2Tb of data If you assume a file create rate of about 100,000/hour then you are looking at a 20 hour restore if all else goes well. You might squeeze more file creates out of your new server, but who really knows? If you assume a 200 GB/hour transfer rate and use image instead, you can cut the restore time in half. You can't improve the file create rate by using multiple streams. In fact, that actually reduces the rate. I'm still advocating the image route. Kelly Lipp CTO STORServer, Inc. 485-B Elkton Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80907 719-266-8777 x7105 www.storserver.com -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Nicholas Rodolfich Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 3:08 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Best way to use TSM to move 2Tb of data It is ~2,000,000 individual files after hours.
