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Conference decwet::networker

Title:NetWorker
Notice:kits - 12-14, problem reporting - 41.*, basics 1-100
Moderator:DECWET::RANDALL.com::lenox
Created:Thu Oct 10 1996
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:750
Total number of notes:3361

302.0. "'has been inactive for 33', revisited" by CRONIC::LEMONS (And we thank you for your support.) Fri Jan 10 1997 07:35

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302.1DECWET::RANDALLFri Jan 10 1997 17:0211
302.2CRONIC::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Fri Jan 10 1997 19:429
302.3Happening againCRONIC::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Sun Jan 12 1997 07:27112
302.4CRONIC::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Tue Jan 14 1997 08:32117
302.5Parallelism issue to considerSNAX::WITHEROWTue Jan 14 1997 09:03125
302.6Use a few big groups, not many small onesDECWET::RWALKERRoger Walker - Media ChangersTue Jan 14 1997 10:3034
302.7CRONIC::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Tue Jan 14 1997 11:5915
302.8Looking good!CRONIC::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Tue Jan 14 1997 22:137
302.9One last item to ask...SNAX::WITHEROWWed Jan 15 1997 10:389
302.10DECWET::RWALKERRoger Walker - Media ChangersWed Jan 15 1997 11:346
302.19SANITY::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Fri May 02 1997 15:1812
    I now have the case where a script on a database server is going to
    execute a 'save' command to inititate a backup.  This save command will
    use whatever group I want.  I believe that, if this save commands
    executes at the same time as my nightly backups, but uses a different
    group, I will have the problem described in this note thread.
    
    However, if I use the same group in both the script-originated save
    command and the NetWorker Server-originated save commands, will
    everything work well?
    
    Thanks!
    tl
302.20DECWET::RWALKERRoger Walker - Media ChangersFri May 02 1997 22:429
    If you really meen group, then only one instance of a group will
    run at a time.  It creates a lock file the prevents the same group
    from being started again.  This is using scheduled starts, starting
    a group from the GUI, or running the savegrp command.
    
    You can't mix start methods without risking overlapping groups and
    the possible problems that concurent groups may cause.
    
    Pools are a whole different story.
302.21SANITY::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Mon May 05 1997 10:5216
    Hi Roger
    
    Thanks for the response.
    
    >>
    If you really meen group, then only one instance of a group will
        run at a time.  It creates a lock file the prevents the same group
        from being started again.  This is using scheduled starts, starting
        a group from the GUI, or running the savegrp command.
    <<
    Gotcha.  But what if I run a save (not savegrp) command?  Will this
    'join' an already running savegroup, or be blocked by the lock file
    until the already running savegroup of the same name completes?
    
    Thanks!
    tl
302.22DECWET::RWALKERRoger Walker - Media ChangersMon May 05 1997 11:226
	Manual saves run independantly and have no relationship to
	any group.  It doesn't matter what names are used.

	The manual save will act just like another single stream
	save group was started and the server will just stall any
	sessions greater the 'max para'.
302.23DECWET::RANDALLMon May 05 1997 12:377
You can run as many ad-hoc saves at one time as want.  They won't 
"join" any savegroups though, they'll just be another save running.
However, you could run into problems with this if you have a savegroup
running that expects to use up the parrallelism.  See notes on 
overlapping savegroups for explanation.

-- Rich Randall
302.24SANITY::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Mon May 05 1997 18:216
    This, indeed, would be a problem for us.  I'll make sure that the
    script-scheduled saves do not run at the same time as our NetWorker
    Server-scheduled saves.
    
    Thanks very much for this clarification!
    tl