>>>>> On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:30:44 +0100, Arno Lehmann said: > > Hi, > > 16.02.2010 11:50, Daniel Kamm wrote: > > That's maybe a stupid question, but I really wonder... > > > > Using Disk Spooling prior to write data to tape, heads in a sequential > > write order: > > a) write data from backup client to disk spool directory > > b) write data from spool directory to tape > > > > Why are those tasks done sequentially? > > I know those three reasons: > - simultaneously spooling and despooling increases the requirements of > your spool space storage system even more > - it's never been implemented > - it's probably harder to implement than it looks at first.
It will also put considerably more strain on the I/O subsystem of the space space. __Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLARIS 10 is the OS for Data Centers - provides features such as DTrace, Predictive Self Healing and Award Winning ZFS. Get Solaris 10 NOW http://p.sf.net/sfu/solaris-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
