Maybe it is good idea to try/test the NT 4.0 ( I know it's NT 4.0 ) Res KIT tool imagecfg.exe To make the executable large memory aware.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171793 Imagecfg -l adsm.exe Maybe it works Best Regards, Met Vriendelijke Groet, Mit freundlichen Gruessen, Arnold van Wijnbergen Technical Engineer IT Supply Development METRO Cash & Carry Nederland B.V. Information Services Dalsteindreef 101 t/m 139 Kamer 4.05 1112 XC Diemen ' Tel.: +31 (20) 398 0987 7 Fax: +31 (020) 398 09 80 * Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Andrew Raibeck Verzonden: zondag 13 maart 2005 0:29 Aan: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Onderwerp: Re: Windows TSM Client: PAE/AWE enabled? For what it's worth, we are looking at this, but I cannot commit to if or when we will do it. If this (or any other change request) is important for you, you should contact your IBM sales/marketing/account rep and ask them to open a formal requirement for you. Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 2005-03-12 12:25:12: > Laurent Bendavid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Stapleton, Mark wrote: > > > >>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >>Behalf Of Egon Blouder > >> > >> > >>>I am running a few huge file servers (~6-9 million files, > >>>600GB-1.2TB data, 2GB MEM). In order to enhance backup speed I > >>>tried to set resourceutilization to a higher value (5-10). After > >>>setting that value I monitored dsm process during backup. The > >>>process uses up to 2GB memory and exits with a memory error > >>>message. TSM Client ran out of memory. > >>>Now I'm thinking about installing up to 8GB (max. for W2K Adv. > >>>Server) additional memory for these clients. I'll set /PAE > >>>boot option in boot.ini in order to enable more than 4GB of memory. > >>> > >>>Unfortunately I cannot figure out whether TSM client (5.2/5.3) is > >>>able to use that additional memory using Address Window Extension > >>>(AWE) API. Does anybody know whether it's supported? > >>> > >>> > >> > >>If using PAE doesn't get you what you want, try this workaround: > >> > >>1. Create multiple dsm.opt option files, each using a different nodename > >>and pointing at distinct disk drives. Example: > >> > >> nodename nodeA > >> domain c: d: e: > >> > >> nodename nodeB > >> domain f: g: systemobjects > >> > >>2. Create a TSM scheduler service for each nodename. > >>3. Run backups (and restores) in parallel. > >> > >>-- > >>Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > >>Office 262.521.5627 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >We have the same problem. > > > >If you use TSM Win32 bits, you could not use more than 2GB memory, after > >dsmc exit with "ran out of memory". > >/PAE didn't work in our tests. > > > >You could use only one dsmc process for one drive, so you have to > >check if you don't exceed this limit for one drive (depends on the > >number of objects inspected, 4 millions in my situation). > > > >However, it's this requisite is ok, the workaround explain is ok. > > > >We are in the bad case, so we use other workaround : > >- split backup with // dsmc on different file tree > >- we realize that dsmc in command line have less memory consumption than > >dsmc sched > > (we have a PMR open ont this object) > >- you could use memoryefficientbackup = yes => impact on backup time > > > > Recently I read a Field Guide (or something like that) on how to run > multiple schedulers at one time and how to feed them into one node. > > I know that I could use memoryefficientbackup=yes but my box has that > much memory so why couldn't it be used? Additionally I disklike the > implementation of memoryefficientbackup parameter. I would prefer > setting the max memory limit for dsm processes. Why don't dsm > processes use those 2GB memory and if more memory is needed to process > backup dsm should move on memoryefficient behaviour. > > Btw.: Can anybody forward that to TSM Client R&D? > > Regards > > -- > > __________________________________________________________________ > Switch to Netscape Internet Service. > As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register > > Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > > New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer > Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. > Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp