Thanks, Here is the section of amdump.x that corresponds to the log information that I sent earlier.
Robert SETTING UP FOR ESTIMATES... planner: time 0.397: setting up estimates for mailrelay:"C:/Alligate" driver: start time 0.428 inparallel 6 bandwidth 1100000 diskspace 734003200 dir OBSOLETE datestamp 20100729150416 driver: drain-ends tapeq LARGESTFIT big-dumpers SSSSSS setup_estimate: mailrelay:"C:/Alligate": command 0, options: none last_level 0 next_level0 7 level_days 0 getting estimates 0 (-3) 1 (-3) -1 (-3) planner: time 0.407: setting up estimates took 0.009 secs GETTING ESTIMATES... planner: time 113.487: got result for host mailrelay disk "C:/Alligate": 0 -> 2604811K, 1 -> -3K, -1 -> -3K planner: time 113.487: getting estimates took 113.080 secs FAILED QUEUE: empty DONE QUEUE: 0: mailrelay "C:/Alligate" ANALYZING ESTIMATES... pondering mailrelay:"C:/Alligate"... next_level0 7 last_level 0 (not due for a full dump, picking an incr level) picklev: last night 0, so tonight level 1 curr level 0 nsize 2604811 csize 2604811 total size 2610955 total_lev0 0 balanced-lev0size 325601 INITIAL SCHEDULE (size 2610955): mailrelay "C:/Alligate" pri 1 lev 0 nsize 2604811 csize 2604811 DELAYING DUMPS IF NEEDED, total_size 2610955, tape length 1433600000 mark 0 delay: Total size now 2610955. PROMOTING DUMPS IF NEEDED, total_lev0 0, balanced_size 325601... planner: time 113.487: analysis took 0.000 secs > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Dustin J. Mitchell > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 9:47 AM > To: Prashant Joshi > Cc: McGraw, Robert P; [email protected] > Subject: Re: ZWC backup level. > > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 5:50 AM, Prashant Joshi <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dustin, can you please confirm, why is the server sending a level 0 > request > > every time? > > That would happen if the planner's request for a level-1 estimate > failed for some reason, or if there's a strategy that causes the > planner to never do level 1's. Robert, do you see anything like this > on the server side? You may see useful messages from the planner in > the amdump.1 file. > > Dustin > > -- > Open Source Storage Engineer > http://www.zmanda.com
