How about using just the CLI and the no-query restore option? thanks! lisa
> -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf > Of Ochs, Duane > Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:57 AM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Restoring LARGE server > > Zoltan, > Have you attempted a Point in Time restore from command line? > That might help with the number of inactive files you are experiencing. > If that is not an option, you may have to go a couple directories at a > time. > > I have only had experience restoring up to 9M files and the one time I > did it used PIT and worked fine, turned maxmp up to 4. It certainly > took a while. But it did complete. > > What OS are you using on the client ? > > > Duane > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf > Of Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU > Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 7:51 AM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Restoring LARGE server > > Trying to restore a LARGE Windows server. Over 40M objects. Client is > 6.1 > > As you can imagine, we have had to use the journal as well as > MEMORYEFFICIENT to perform backups. > > If I read correctly, MEMORYEFFICIENT is ONLY for backups. Obviously > the > journal is of no value since the restore is to a new machine/location. > > The other issue gumming up the works is that the backups have been > failing > (drive array problems/corruption) and thus TSM has marked almost > everything > as "inactive". A first, NQR restore (just selected the drive) attempt > only > restored 90GB (of 600G+) before "finishing successfully". But when I > choose to pick inactive as well as active, the NQR is disabled. > > The server transfers down 1GB of metadata before the client chokes on > "insufficient memory". > > So, how am I supposed to restore this many objects, besides picking one > directory at a time, which is not to say that some directories are > large > enough to also cause a "not enough memory" situation? > > Suggestions on how to handle this?
