I see where you're coming from, but I'd steer you away from that approach for a few reasons:
1) Even if a file isn't badly in need, you'd like to have it run through the FAST Gather Statistics process -- that checks the file for integrity, makes sure it is not damaged and creates a descriptive record in the FAST database so that the file is included in reports, etc. 2) "All groups being in overflow to the 200% level" isn't a valid rule to determine whether a file needs resizing. It quite common to see files with quite a few groups either empty or sparsely populated while many other groups are badly in overflow. This becomes especially apparent if an inappropriate file type is in use or if the file doesn't hash well. 3) Why reinvent the wheel when you already have FAST which is pretty intelligent about determining if the file needs resizing? We have just completed a new release of FAST, release 6. It has a feature that will help your situation. Our expert mode executable, fastbatch, has a new option "-acct xxx" -- xxx can be an account pathname or the name of a list of accounts. FAST will, at run time, create a dynamic list of all hashed files in the account(s) and process them. This allows you to run the Gather Statistics and Type Analysis processes and make sure any new files are picked up. Then after reviewing the FAST recommendations you can either resize according to FAST's recommendations or override / modify as you wish. Assuming your maintenance agreement with us is current you can order the upgrade to the new release via our website at no charge. If you don't think this will work for you, let me know via private email and I'll try to further assist if I can. Jeff Fitzgerald Fitzgerald & Long, Inc. www.fitzlong.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Koca Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 11:31 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: RE: [U2] UV - Files Stats Question We create new files from time to time, and forget to add them to FAST to be resized. We are planning to look at the files in an account, and if all the group are at 200 % and the file is not currently being review by FAST, add it to the FAST files for resizing. Jim ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
