Re: BACKUP Throughput measurement

From: Paul Sture (nospam_at_sture.homeip.net)
Date: 09/29/03 

Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 21:59:00 +0200

John Brandon wrote:
>
> > I do my backups with a /LIST=filename, and keep the listings on
> > disk. I have a procedure which extracts the file and block counts,
> > and compares the creation and modification dates of the listing files.
> >
> > I'd have to dig into the code for further details, as it's several
> > years since I wrote it.
> >
> > BTW, keeping the listing files on disk is extremely handy when it
> > comes to restoring files from a multivolume tape set, as you can quickly
> > locate which tape(s) the required files are on, and skip any previous
> > tapes.
>
> I create the JOURNAL files - I had to create a command file to scan the
> journals for me - specify the filename and backup date - allowing for
> wildcards of course. Too bad the list information is not contained in the
> journal...

I also have found journal files handy, and they are compressed too, if
disk space is a concern. But I was very glad I wasn't using them when
VMS V7.2 broke them:

>http://groups.google.ch/groups?q=comp.os.vms+backup+journal&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=3770447F.78BC7B30%40winternet.com&rnum=9
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Paul Sture