Re: [Veritas-bu] NB 6.5.3 slow response for administrative tasks
What I'm seeing is really poor response when adding or changing backup policy specifications. Sometimes to update the backup windows via the Admin console, it takes longer than 2 minutes - even when there is no other activity. I've also seen significant pauses when activating/deactivating policies via the command line. This sounds suspiciously like things that happen with name-resolution issues (as noted by Brown), especially storage unit hostnames (a bogus STU would add 300 seconds to the start of any policy, for instance). You might mention which of NetBackup's dozen incoherently/inconsistently named consoles you are using, where the console is being run, and whether the command-line equivalent of all the oddities exhibit the same delays. vxlog output going back the two minutes or so it takes to run one of the operations might be useful if all the Troubleshooting Guide name resolution tests are successful. And pbx, ports, firewalls, the goofy Linux inetd and patches, ... ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] NB 6.5.3 slow response for administrative tasks
Do you have an entry: CONNECT_OPTIONS = localhost 1 0 2 in the bp.conf on your Master Server? See page 50/51 of the Performance Tuning Guide. It does refer to when the server is busy, which yours is not. As I read it, this causes internal connections not to be funnelled through vnetd but to use nonreserved ports and the traditional port numbers. It doesn't sound hopeful but may be worth a try. I'd also suggest that if the server is new you try and move to 6.5.4 as soon as you can before the environment grows too much. If you are not on the FA programme you may have to wait for GA but that must be very soon. Also, absolutely vital is that all the servers are online and IP lookup etc works. You can configure not to require reverse lookups etc. Any problems like that will cause very long pauses. William D L Brown Kathryn Hemness kfhemn...@ucdavis.edu Sent by: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu 29-May-2009 00:59 To veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu cc Subject [Veritas-bu] NB 6.5.3 slow response for administrative tasks Greetings, I'm having some performance issues with various administrative tasks in NetBackup 6.5.3.1 on a new master server and fewer than 20 active backup policies. My master server is a Dell PE2950 server with 16GB memory running Redhat 4 update 7. What I'm seeing is really poor response when adding or changing backup policy specifications. Sometimes to update the backup windows via the Admin console, it takes longer than 2 minutes - even when there is no other activity. I've also seen significant pauses when activating/deactivating policies via the command line. Are there system or database parameters that can be set to optimize response? What worries me is that if I'm seeing this lousy response on an unloaded master server, what will I see when it's busy backing up a couple hundred clients? --Kathy ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu --- This e-mail was sent by GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited (registered in England and Wales No. 1047315), which is a member of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies. The registered address of GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited is 980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9GS. --- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] NB 6.5.3 slow response for administrative tasks
Hi William, We already have the bp.conf entry, but I don't have the Performance Tuning Guide. Do you have a link for it? -- kathy Do you have an entry: CONNECT_OPTIONS = localhost 1 0 2 in the bp.conf on your Master Server? See page 50/51 of the Performance Tuning Guide. It does refer to when the server is busy, which yours is not. As I read it, this causes internal connections not to be funnelled through vnetd but to use nonreserved ports and the traditional port numbers. It doesn't sound hopeful but may be worth a try. I'd also suggest that if the server is new you try and move to 6.5.4 as soon as you can before the environment grows too much. If you are not on the FA programme you may have to wait for GA but that must be very soon. Also, absolutely vital is that all the servers are online and IP lookup etc works. You can configure not to require reverse lookups etc. Any problems like that will cause very long pauses. William D L Brown Kathryn Hemness kfhemn...@ucdavis.edu Sent by: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu 29-May-2009 00:59 To veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu cc Subject [Veritas-bu] NB 6.5.3 slow response for administrative tasks Greetings, I'm having some performance issues with various administrative tasks in NetBackup 6.5.3.1 on a new master server and fewer than 20 active backup policies. My master server is a Dell PE2950 server with 16GB memory running Redhat 4 update 7. What I'm seeing is really poor response when adding or changing backup policy specifications. Sometimes to update the backup windows via the Admin console, it takes longer than 2 minutes - even when there is no other activity. I've also seen significant pauses when activating/deactivating policies via the command line. Are there system or database parameters that can be set to optimize response? What worries me is that if I'm seeing this lousy response on an unloaded master server, what will I see when it's busy backing up a couple hundred clients? --Kathy ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] NB 6.5.3 slow response for administrative tasks
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/307083.htm William D L Brown Kathryn Hemness kfhemn...@ucdavis.edu Sent by: cc...@gryffindor.ucdavis.edu 29-May-2009 18:44 To veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu cc william.d.br...@gsk.com Subject Re: [Veritas-bu] NB 6.5.3 slow response for administrative tasks Hi William, We already have the bp.conf entry, but I don't have the Performance Tuning Guide. Do you have a link for it? -- kathy Do you have an entry: CONNECT_OPTIONS = localhost 1 0 2 in the bp.conf on your Master Server? See page 50/51 of the Performance Tuning Guide. It does refer to when the server is busy, which yours is not. As I read it, this causes internal connections not to be funnelled through vnetd but to use nonreserved ports and the traditional port numbers. It doesn't sound hopeful but may be worth a try. I'd also suggest that if the server is new you try and move to 6.5.4 as soon as you can before the environment grows too much. If you are not on the FA programme you may have to wait for GA but that must be very soon. Also, absolutely vital is that all the servers are online and IP lookup etc works. You can configure not to require reverse lookups etc. Any problems like that will cause very long pauses. William D L Brown Kathryn Hemness kfhemn...@ucdavis.edu Sent by: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu 29-May-2009 00:59 To veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu cc Subject [Veritas-bu] NB 6.5.3 slow response for administrative tasks Greetings, I'm having some performance issues with various administrative tasks in NetBackup 6.5.3.1 on a new master server and fewer than 20 active backup policies. My master server is a Dell PE2950 server with 16GB memory running Redhat 4 update 7. What I'm seeing is really poor response when adding or changing backup policy specifications. Sometimes to update the backup windows via the Admin console, it takes longer than 2 minutes - even when there is no other activity. I've also seen significant pauses when activating/deactivating policies via the command line. Are there system or database parameters that can be set to optimize response? What worries me is that if I'm seeing this lousy response on an unloaded master server, what will I see when it's busy backing up a couple hundred clients? --Kathy --- This e-mail was sent by GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited (registered in England and Wales No. 1047315), which is a member of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies. The registered address of GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited is 980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9GS. --- ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
Re: [Veritas-bu] NB 6.5.3 slow response for administrative tasks
I have noticed some degraded performance when updating policies, when compared to the 5.1 GUI. We're talking another couple of seconds, but it is noticeable. I have also noticed the same long delay (this could be a few minutes if there are tens of policies) in activating/deactivating the policies, but figure that's worlds better than doing it all manually. I have not done any performance tuning, but accept the slightly increased delays. If you're seeing longer times than that, I would say there is some kind of issue, otherwise it's probably normal behavior. Rusty Major, MCSE, BCFP, VCS ▪ Sr. Storage Engineer ▪ SunGard Availability Services ▪ 757 N. Eldridge Suite 200, Houston TX 77079 ▪ 281-584-4693 Keeping People and Information Connected® ▪ http://availability.sungard.com/ P Think before you print CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information, and unauthorized disclosure or use is prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete this e-mail from your system. Kathryn Hemness kfhemn...@ucdavis.edu Sent by: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu 05/28/2009 06:59 PM To veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu cc Subject [Veritas-bu] NB 6.5.3 slow response for administrative tasks Greetings, I'm having some performance issues with various administrative tasks in NetBackup 6.5.3.1 on a new master server and fewer than 20 active backup policies. My master server is a Dell PE2950 server with 16GB memory running Redhat 4 update 7. What I'm seeing is really poor response when adding or changing backup policy specifications. Sometimes to update the backup windows via the Admin console, it takes longer than 2 minutes - even when there is no other activity. I've also seen significant pauses when activating/deactivating policies via the command line. Are there system or database parameters that can be set to optimize response? What worries me is that if I'm seeing this lousy response on an unloaded master server, what will I see when it's busy backing up a couple hundred clients? --Kathy ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu ___ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
