If multiple file systems you could make sure there's a stream for each, you could break it in small chunk with more stream using the Virtual Mount point option then increase the Resource Util and Maxnummp for the CLIent, other wise tar up all the files and send to TSM but you may end up backing up stuff that hasn't changed.
Examples Options file: virtualmountpoint /afs/xyzcorp.com/home/ellen virtualmountpoint /afs/xyzcorp.com/home/ellen/test/data The virtualmountpoint option defines a virtual mount point for a file system if you want to consider files for backup that begin with a specific directory within that file system. Using the virtualmountpoint option to identify a directory within a file system provides a direct path to the files you want to back up, saving processing time. It is more efficient to define a virtual mount point within a file system than it is to define that file system using the domain option, and then to use the exclude option in your include-exclude options list to exclude the files that you do not want to back up. Use the virtualmountpoint option to define virtual mount points for multiple file systems, for local and remote file systems, and to define more than one virtual mount point within the same file system. Virtual mount points cannot be used in a file system handled by automounter. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joni Moyer Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:20 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Several simultaneous backups of an AIX client Hello everyone, I have a situation with an AIX TSM client which is at the 5.5.0.6 release on a TSM server which is on AIX and is at 5.5.1.1. The client has 18 million files to inspect when doing a daily incremental backup that begins at 9PM and as you can see below took almost 11 hours. As you can guess this just isn't acceptable to run for this long period of time. Does anyone have any suggestions on what could be done in order to get this server backed up incrementally in a quicker fashion? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4952I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Total number of objects inspected: 18,540,895(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4954I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Total number of objects backed up: 225,018(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4958I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Total number of objects updated: 0(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4960I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Total number of objects rebound: 0(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4957I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Total number of objects deleted: 0(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4970I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Total number of objects expired: 3,376(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4959I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Total number of objects failed: 0(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4961I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Total number of bytes transferred: 25.57 GB(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4963I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Data transfer time: 31,313.02 sec(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4966I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Network data transfer rate: 856.53 KB/sec(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4967I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Aggregate data transfer rate: 685.82 KB/sec(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4968I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Objects compressed by: 0%(SESSION: 40206) 10/23/08 07:59:24 ANE4964I (Session: 40206, Node: CHRS141) Elapsed processing time: 10:51:47(SESSION: 40206) Node Name: CHRS141 Platform: AIX Client OS Level: 5.3 Client Version: Version 5, release 5, level 0.6 Policy Domain Name: AIX Last Access Date/Time: 10/23/08 10:55:10 Days Since Last Access: <1 Password Set Date/Time: 08/24/04 12:55:29 Days Since Password Set: 1,521 Invalid Sign-on Count: 0 Locked?: No Contact: Open Systems Compression: No Archive Delete Allowed?: Yes Backup Delete Allowed?: Yes Registration Date/Time: 08/24/04 12:55:29 Registering Administrator: LIDZR8V Last Communication Method Used: Tcp/Ip Bytes Received Last Session: 241.55 M Bytes Sent Last Session: 3,157 Duration of Last Session: 10.16 Pct. Idle Wait Last Session: 5.16 Pct. Comm. Wait Last Session: 47.67 Pct. Media Wait Last Session: 0.00 Optionset: URL: http://chrs141:1581 Node Type: Client Password Expiration Period: Keep Mount Point?: No Maximum Mount Points Allowed: 4 ******************************** Joni Moyer Highmark Storage Systems, Storage Mngt Analyst III Phone Number: (717)302-9966 Fax: (717) 302-9826 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************** This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately.