Re: [quadstor-vtl] Slow backup performance

2023-08-16 Thread QUADStor VTL Support
Hi, Please set USEOPTBLK to *YES https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/save-command-parameters-affect-performance USEOPTBLK(*YES) DTACPR(*DEV) COMPACT(*DEV) There isn't a way to set a specific blocks size, but with the above 256k block size should be used On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 12:25 PM Ribeiro

Re: [quadstor-vtl] Slow backup performance

2023-08-02 Thread Ribeiro Francisco
Hello, Thanks for the tip. It seems that we cannot define the block size in the BRMS software. Is there any way to specify it in the VTL structure? Em ter., 1 de ago. de 2023 às 19:08, QUADStor VTL Support < vtlsupp...@quadstor.com> escreveu: > Hi, > > The correct block size and separating the

Re: [quadstor-vtl] Slow backup performance

2023-08-01 Thread QUADStor VTL Support
Hi, The correct block size and separating the ports for target and initiator traffic should be sufficient. If performance is preferred over space savings, non-dedupe pools will always give consistent performance and is not data dependent like the dedupe pools. For the disks/luns configured in the

Re: [quadstor-vtl] Slow backup performance

2023-07-26 Thread Ribeiro Francisco
Hi, After adjusting the block size parameter in my tar command I was able to get the desired speeds. Is there any setting that we should adjust in the quadstor configure? Kind regars A terça, 25/07/2023, 18:01, Ribeiro Francisco escreveu: > Hello, > > In IBMi we are using BRMS. In Linux we're

Re: [quadstor-vtl] Slow backup performance

2023-07-25 Thread Ribeiro Francisco
Hello, In IBMi we are using BRMS. In Linux we're using the tar command without z option. We are going to try to modify the port mode and I'll report you back. Kind regards A domingo, 23/07/2023, 19:01, QUADStor VTL Support escreveu: > Hi, > > There are two VTL HBA ports. One of them should

Re: [quadstor-vtl] Slow backup performance

2023-07-23 Thread QUADStor VTL Support
Hi, There are two VTL HBA ports. One of them should be set to initiator mode while the other should be set to target-mode. This will help segregate tape and disk transfers. The mode can be changed from the GUI "Access Management" page. Under "Target Port Configuration" for one WWPN click on

Re: [quadstor-vtl] Slow backup performance

2023-07-21 Thread Ribeiro Francisco
Hello, I've deleted my previous reply since you asked me to send the logs to that specific email. Logs were sent. Also, yes, the physical tape is connected to the same partition. Kind regards A sexta-feira, 21 de julho de 2023 à(s) 15:54:22 UTC+1, quadstor escreveu: > Hi, > > Please send the

Re: [quadstor-vtl] Slow backup performance

2023-07-21 Thread QUADStor VTL Support
Hi, Please send the diagnostic logs (HTML UI -> System Page -> Run Diagnostics -> Submit). You can send the logs to vtlsupp...@quadstor.com Is the backup to physical tape connected to the same partition ? What is the backup speed to physical tape ? On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 3:52 PM Ribeiro