No, because you're pulling data off of 10 separate physical drives. It's likely to be significantly faster.
-- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005 IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert (CATE) AIX Office 262.521.5627 >-----Original Message----- >From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Dearman, Richard >Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 12:46 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: 15,000,000 + files on one directory backup > >Wouldn't the backup take close to the same amount of time has using one >mount point. Because the TSM client on that one server still had to go >through 15 million files whether its doing it in one session or 10 >sessions. > >I am experiencing the same problem of an imaging system. I am >trying to >go the snapshot image route of the 12 millions 300Gb of files and >sending them to disk storage pool then off to 3592 tapes nightly. It >will grow to 1Tb of the next year. I'm not sure how imaging will work >on such a large file system. > >-----Original Message----- >From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of >TSM_User >Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 12:32 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: 15,000,000 + files on one directory backup > >I replied to the list about using windows mount points. A >reply was sent >back about it being the opposit of what they wanted. Well I had this >thought. > >If you have an imaging system (or any other application) that can only >use one drive letter why not use mount points for that drive. Have a >server with 10 drives with 100 GB each (D: - M:) Then use mount points >to get all 1 TB of space behind the D:\. The application will then use >the D:\ alone. Mean while you can run the backup on all 10 drives. > >For details on how to set this up you need to consult the >Microsoft doc. >There is plenty on MS's website. > >Of course if the system is already setup then you'd need to add the >drives and mount points. Then move the folders under those mount >points. > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > >**************************EMAIL DISCLAIMER*************************** > >This email and any files transmitted with it may be >confidential and are >intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to >whom they are >addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the individual >responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, any >disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be >taken in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited. If you have >received this >e-mail in error, please delete it and notify the sender or >contact Health >Information Management 312.413.4947. > > >
