Sean,
Goto sysinternals.com and get their monitoring tools. (free) You can log all IO and see what other IO may be taking place, as well as timing information. There's also a utility that will ( I think ) let you track what the AV software is doing as well. Jared On Friday 07 June 2002 06:58, O'Neill, Sean wrote: > I've a script that until last Friday had been taking approximately 1 hour > to take an Offline disk-to-disk backup of one of our databases. Now it's > taking 2.5 hours. We've ruled our virus scanning software as a potential > culprit. > > Basic Config is is a Compaq server W2K SP1 connected to a Compaq SAN. The > target and source disks are both in the SAN. Xcopy is being used to > perform disk-to-disk. OK pretty off topic but just in case anyone has any > bright ideas or has experienced someting similiar I'd appreciate feedback. > > ------------------------- > Seán O' Neill > Organon (Ireland) Ltd. > [subscribed: digest mode] > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message, including attached files, may contain confidential > information and is intended only for the use by the individual > and/or the entity to which it is addressed. Any unauthorized use, > dissemination of, or copying of the information contained herein is > not allowed and may lead to irreparable harm and damage for which > you may be held liable. If you receive this message in error or if > it is intended for someone else please notify the sender by > returning this e-mail immediately and delete the message. > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jared Still INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
