On Sun, Nov 23, 2003 at 07:46:32PM -0500, Kurt Raschke wrote: > I've recently begun to have trouble with the Linux system that is my > amanda server...when amdump runs, the load spikes to between 4.00 and > 6.00, and the system becomes nearly unresponsive for the duration of > the backup. The server is backing up several local partitions, and > also two partitions on remote servers. I've tried starting amdump > with nice and setting it to a low priority, but when gtar and gzip are > started by amanda, the priority setting is somehow lost. The server > isn't even trying to back up multiple partitions in parallel, so I'm > at a loss as to how this is happening, especially on a fairly fast > server (dual Athlon MP 2000). > > Any suggestions?
As you are using gzip, is it with the "best" or the "fast" option? The latter uses MANY fewer cpu cycles. -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)
