Re: BRMS-Can it speed up our save?

BRMS can cut down on the clock time. I do not think you can use parralel saves
on the SAVSYS, but you can on the NONSYS. To really save time, you can save
Domino databases while active. We have 6 Domino Servers per system, and back
them up through three seperate control groups, all running concurrently. We
save servers A,B,E,F in one control group, Server C, in another, and Server D
in the third control group. All these saves are done with Domino active, saves
start at 6pm, and are finished by midnite. Single threading, it would run till
past 6am. It is possible to further decrease time by using the incremental save
for Domino.

We use 3590E drives with the K series tapes, 6 drives in one 3494 library. No
operator intervention required during the saves, all tape movement out of the
3494 is handled during morning shift.

Bob
rob@dekko.com wrote:

> We are combining two 400's.  Let's call one GDIHQ and one GDIMAIL.  GDIHQ
> runs erp, benefits, etc.  GDIMAIL runs Adstar or TSM, and Domino.  In case
> you didn't know, TSM resides in library space and Domino resides in IFS
> space.
> Both machines are using a 3590 to do their save.
>
>         GDIHQ   GDIMAIL  COMBINED
> SAVSYS   0:14                0:14
> NONSYS   3:15     15:00     18:15
> DLO      0:03      0:01      0:04
> IFS      0:16      3:11      3:27
> Total    3:48     18:12     22:00
>
> Dasd  203.7GB   381.2GB
>        @77.7%    @66.9%
> Prc      9406      9406
>           730       830
>          2C6E      23D1
>
> We will be upgrading the 730 to make our new box.  I am not sure what we'll
> end up with.  Supposed to be the biggest dude in the state.
>
> (Just goes to show you, even with all the divisions we have, it takes 5
> times as much to back up the PC data.)
>
> Basically the downtime of our primary 400 will increase from 3:48 to 22
> hours to do a complete save.  Not counting any benefits the new upgrade
> will give us.
>
> When we combine these machines, we will retain the following list of tape
> drives:
> Two 3590's
> One 3580-001 LTO
> One 8mm 7208-12
> One 9348 reel-to-reel
> One 4gb 1/4" cartridge
>
> I know you can do the trick when you do a save and put in two alike tape
> drives and when one runs out of tapes it jumps to the other.  But that
> really doesn't save simultaneously.
>
> What I am hoping for is a way to use both 3590's simultaneously, in
> restricted state, to do our saves.  Is there a way to do this?  We are
> running V5R1.  We have BRMS but haven't gotten around to using it.
>
> If BRMS is the magic pill then how do we go about implementing that?  RTFM
> is acceptable, if you believe that, and point to good links.  I've heard
> that BRMS, under V5R1, is a cinch to get working.  Much different than
> previous releases.
>
> Rob Berendt