--On Sunday, July 21, 2002 12:28:52 +0200 Ulrik Sandberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Jul 2002, Frank Smith wrote:
>
>> For example, cron started one config at 9:30PM, sent the report
>> email at 11:23PM, and reported the following:
>>
>> Estimate Time (hrs:min) 0:06
>> Run Time (hrs:min) 1:57
>> Dump Time (hrs:min) 4:12 1:57 2:14
>> Tape Time (hrs:min) 0:33 0:20 0:12
>>
>> This would lead me to believe that run time is wall clock time
>> that Amanda ran, and dump time is the total time dumpers were
>> running (i.e., 4 dumpers running in parallel for 1 hour would
>> be 4 hours of dump time).
>
> Run Time is Total Wall Clock Time, Estimates included. Thanks.
>
>> Since estimates, dumpers, and tapers can all run in parallel I don't
>> think you can add up any of the times and get anything meaningful.
>
> Please define "all run in parallel". My feeling is that no Dump will
> start until all Estimates are finished. If that's correct, then there
> could no parallelism (multiple sendsize, but zero Dumpers) during the
> Estimate phase, right?
>
> You get away with 6 minutes of Estimates, but mine takes an hour and a
> half. So it may be a relevant question for me. :-)
>
> --
> Ulrik Sandberg
>
Sorry, my best answers don't usually happen at 3am. The estimates have
to finish first so the proper scheduling can be done, then the dumpers
and tapers can run in parallel.
Frank
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