Re: NDMP over IP Performance

2007-11-29 Thread Ian-IT Smith
Over LAN Free, it flies approx 60MBs. Still have performance problems over IP. The backup threads run at around 15 MBs, but a restore thread runs at 4MBs. Using virtualfsmapping means the volume can be broken down into multiple threads. However, it is still clear that per thread the performance es

Sizing virtual tapes

2007-11-29 Thread David E Ehresman
How large are you making the max size of your virtual tapes? Why? I let my TS7520 emulating 3592E tapes default to a max size of 460GB but I'm starting to think a smaller size would make more sense. The median size of occupancy for my nodes is around 40GB so I'm thinking that might be a better

Re: Sizing virtual tapes

2007-11-29 Thread Schneider, John
David, Your question is a good one. On our EMC Disk Libraries we emulate LTO1 tape drives, with 50GB maximum tapes. I believe this improves overall disk utilization for just the reason you mention. You can reclaim the smaller tapes sooner. TSM won't have to wait until ~250GB of data, wh

Re: Sizing virtual tapes

2007-11-29 Thread Johnson, Milton
Here is my response to an earlier question on sizing a VTL. I have been using a 10GB tape volume size for a couple of years and have not seen a reason to change. I originally chose 10GB because ISM recommended that size when using sequential file devices. Yes that is an approach that will work.

Re: Sizing virtual tapes

2007-11-29 Thread Strand, Neil B.
David, I originally set my TS7510 to the default 300GB vtape size with dynamic allocation where only 5GB is initially allocated and the space is grown as data is written. I found out that once data is written to a vtape, the vtape will retain that size until it is scratched AND THEN written to

Re: Sizing virtual tapes

2007-11-29 Thread Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM
I agree with John. We are currently using 100Gb. volumes in out DL700, but I'm frequently called by user who's restore seems to hang. In most cases the tape is in use by another restore or in use by a backup storagepool/reclamation which first has to finish the file it's backing up or reclaiming. K

INCLUDE for new management class

2007-11-29 Thread Fred Johanson
Our desktop support unit has a user that wants a new retention policy on their file share. The admin added this to the dsm.opt: INCLUDE "F:\NSIT\FieldSupport\University Administration\Budget Office\*" LONGADMIN INCLUDE "F:\NSIT\FieldSupport\University Administration\Budget Office\*.*" LONGADMIN

Re: INCLUDE for new management class

2007-11-29 Thread Richard Sims
On Nov 29, 2007, at 3:23 PM, Fred Johanson wrote: Our desktop support unit has a user that wants a new retention policy on their file share. The admin added this to the dsm.opt: INCLUDE "F:\NSIT\FieldSupport\University Administration\Budget Office\*" LONGADMIN INCLUDE "F:\NSIT\FieldSupport\Uni

Re: INCLUDE for new management class

2007-11-29 Thread Fred Johanson
"Does not work", his term, which means the files show up on the gui as being in the default management class. The new management class does not show up in "Q inclexcl". The new management class shows up on the active policy set. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:

Re: INCLUDE for new management class

2007-11-29 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Nothing wrong per se, although the second INCLUDE appears redundant. The first place to start with these kinds of issues is to use "dsmc query inclexcl" to makes sure those files aren't being picked up by an earlier filter. Also make sure the updated policy was activated. Regards, Andy Andy Ra

Re: INCLUDE for new management class

2007-11-29 Thread Fred Johanson
Andy, His additions are at the bottom of his dsm.opt file. There is also a client optionset that has: Include ?:* FILESERVER Fred Johanson TSM Administrator University of Chicago 773-702-8464 -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of An

Re: INCLUDE for new management class

2007-11-29 Thread Strand, Neil B.
The options defined in server client optins have precidence >From page 353 in the server guide V5.4 Any include-exclude statements in the server client option set have priority over the include-exclude statements in the local client options file. The server include-exclude statements are always e

Re: INCLUDE for new management class

2007-11-29 Thread Fred Johanson
There are no 'INCLUDE' lines in the option set other than the initial one. This is the dsm.opt: EXCLUDE.BACKUP "*:\microsoft uam volume\...\*" EXCLUDE.BACKUP "*:\microsoft uam volume\...\*.*" EXCLUDE.BACKUP "*:\...\EA DATA. SF" EXCLUDE.BACKUP "*:\IBMBIO.COM" EXCLUDE.BACKUP "*:\IBMDOS.COM" EX

Re: INCLUDE for new management class

2007-11-29 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Yes, but it's not position in the dsm.opt file that matters when client option sets are at issue. Use "dsmc query inclexcl" to see the final list that TSM actually uses. I suspect it is that client option set that is overriding the dsm.opt file. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tiv

Re: INCLUDE for new management class

2007-11-29 Thread Andrew Raibeck
OK, the Q INCLEXCL output is what we're interested in. You read the Q INCLEXCL from the top down (opposite of the dsm.opt file). Notice that all the dir excludes (EXCLUDE.DIR) are at the top, since those are always filtered first, regardless of how they are positioned. So starting from the top do

Re: INCLUDE for new management class

2007-11-29 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Fred, I cannot give you a definitive to answer your question since I do not know your shop, its policies, service level agreement, etc., For example, it could be your shop policy that the INCLUDE *:\...\* is deliberate to prevent users from overriding via dsm.opt settings. Having said that: removi

Re: INCLUDE for new management class

2007-11-29 Thread Fred Johanson
So how does he get what he wants. The option set is to set a management class for a number of clients. The new management class applies to 1 of the 10. Will setting the OVERRIDE=yes have the desired effect? From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Andrew Ra

Re: INCLUDE for new management class

2007-11-29 Thread Fred Johanson
Thanks Andy, I'll try to make this brief. I had thought of making a special cloptset for this client, but the machine admin figures that once this special exception becomes known, the other 15 to 20 users of the box will want their own exceptions. Being a nice guy, he figures I've got better

Re: INCLUDE for new management class

2007-11-29 Thread Andrew Raibeck
Hi Fred, FORCE has no effect on INCLEXCL, so that's a nonstarter. Try this: remove the INCLUDE statement from the dsm.opt file and instead add it to the client option set on the server. But instead of using the drive letter, use the UNC name, e.g.: define clientopt inclexcl 'include "\\machname