Joy, Well, when we see this type of problem, what I do is run some sql to query the database to get the timestamps for each of the backups that was taken over the period in question. If it is a directory path problem you will have large time gaps when nothing is being backed up. If you use something like the sql below (substitute the correct time), this should highlight the path that is the problem. If the time of the backups is evenly spread over the whole period then you have some other performance issue.
SELECT HL_NAME,LL_NAME,BACKUP_DATE FROM BACKUPS - WHERE NODE_NAME='your node name ' - AND FILESPACE_NAME='your filespace name' - AND BACKUP_DATE BETWEEN '2002-01-04 22:39' AND '2002-01-05 04:26' John Joy Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/10/2002 04:16:43 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: (bcc: John Naylor/HAV/SSE) Subject: Re: Archive problems We did have the same problem with two Novell clients too. There are a lot of files in the /usr filesystem, but I tailed the log file as the archive was running and the directory that was archiving at the time was only 200 mb. I find this very perplexing. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/10/02 07:56AM >>> Joy, Not an AIX person, but this sort of behaviour is commonly seen on Novell clients when there are very large numbers of files in a directory. Could that be the case here. Do you have performance issues opening files with other programs in /usr/ John Joy Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/09/2002 10:10:52 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: (bcc: John Naylor/HAV/SSE) Subject: Archive problems Does anyone have any information as to why /usr/ on an AIX 4.3.3- 4.1.4 TSM= server, using TSM 4.1.3 client would take 52 hours to archive? It was al= most like it was hung but then a few kbs would change every 30 min or so. = All the other system files /var, /etc/, /home took a few minutes. Joy M. Harrison Sr. Systems Admin First Trust 717 17th St Suite #1700 Denver, CO 80217 303-294-5837 ********************************************************************** The information in this E-Mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It may not represent the views of Scottish and Southern Energy plc. It is intended solely for the addressees. Access to this E-Mail by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any unauthorised recipient should advise the sender immediately of the error in transmission. Scottish Hydro-Electric, Southern Electric, SWALEC and S+S are trading names of the Scottish and Southern Energy Group. **********************************************************************
