Alternatively you might consider running a move nodedata once in a while to get all files on one (or a few) tapes. It is just a thought...
-Marcel On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 09:10:14AM +0100, Salak Juraj wrote: > Hi, > > I also run into this problem. > Thomas Rupp described why this happens. > I am considering to run periodically "dsmc selective" on this directories. > Maybe once a month, this will brind all files on one tape. > If you go this way as well, do not forget to check your backup management > class, > maybe you will want to increase number of versions to keep accordingly > > regards > Juraj Salak > > > -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Thomas Rupp, Vorarlberger Illwerke AG > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Gesendet: Dienstag, 18. November 2003 17:11 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Betreff: Backup User profiles > > > Hi TSM-ers, > > How do you backup your server based Windows user profiles? > > I have to backup a W2K server with a 160GB disk where the Windows XP > User profiles are stored > - about 1.5 million files and 20GB. > These files have spread over a lot of tapes - a restore of a user > profile just took 4 hours due to > mount wait and tape positioning time. > Node Collocation is enabled - filespace collocation wouldn't help as > this node has only one filespace. > > I will give Richard Sims suggestion on how to create a VIRTUALMOUNTPOINT > on Windows a try. > Or has anyone else found a way how to backup and restore user profiles > efficiently? > > Client: 5.1.5 on Microsoft W2K cluster > Server: 4.2.2.8 > > Kind regards and greetings from Austria > Thomas Rupp > Vorarlberger Illwerke AG -- ======-------- Marcel J.E. Mol MESA Consulting B.V. =======--------- ph. +31-(0)6-54724868 P.O. Box 112 =======--------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2630 AC Nootdorp __==== www.mesa.nl ---____U_n_i_x______I_n_t_e_r_n_e_t____ The Netherlands ____ They couldn't think of a number, Linux user 1148 -- counter.li.org so they gave me a name! -- Rupert Hine -- www.ruperthine.com
