Re: Daily save reduced by 20 to 30 minutes since applying latest firmware, latest CUM, TR8, latest Groups

[Gqcy <gmufasa01@xxxxxxxxx>]

I applied this ptf yesterday...
my environment:

P7+, 8202,E4C, connecting to a IBM ProtecTier VTL device via Fiber, rest 
same as Paul...

before ptf ..... 71 minutes
after ptf ...... 21 minutes

wow.
that's an improvement...




On 7/22/2014 9:35 AM, Steinmetz, Paul wrote:
> I found the reason for the save improvements.
> 25% faster if you are using SWA.
> V7R1 PTF MF58750
> http://www-912.ibm.com/n_dir/nas4apar.nsf/ALLAPARS/MA43869
>
> If you use SWA, get this PTF installed ASAP.
> PTFs Available
> R610 MF58777PTF Cover Letter   1000
> R611 MF58778PTF Cover Letter   1000
> R710 MF58750PTF Cover Letter   1000
> R720 MF58776PTF Cover Letter   1000
>
> Paul
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steinmetz, Paul
> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 12:28 AM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: Daily save reduced by 20 to 30 minutes since applying latest firmware, latest CUM, TR8, latest Groups
>
> P7, 8205-E6C, LTO5 HH Fiber drives, BRMS SWA Since 7/8/14,  applying latest firmware, latest CUM, TR8, latest Groups, My daily saves on both Production and R&D LPARs has been reduced by 20 to 30 minutes.
> Amount of storage has not changed.
>
> Is anyone aware of any major performance fixes?
> Has anyone else noticed save reduction times?
>
> Production-SSD
> Job         Group       Grp  --------------- Last run ------------------
> Name        Name        Seq    Date    Start   End   Elapsed  Completion
> BRMFULL05   *NONE         0   7/03/14  22:00   0:21     2:21  *NORMAL
> BRMFULL05   *NONE         0   7/04/14  22:00   0:25     2:26  *NORMAL
> BRMFULL05   *NONE         0   7/05/14  22:00   0:23     2:24  *NORMAL
> BRMFULL05   *NONE         0   7/06/14  22:00   0:31     2:31  *NORMAL
> BRMFULL05   *NONE         0   7/09/14  22:00  23:54     1:55  *NORMAL
> BRMFULL05   *NONE         0   7/10/14  22:00  23:55     1:55  *NORMAL
> BRMFULL05   *NONE         0   7/11/14  22:00   0:00     2:00  *NORMAL
> BRMFULL05   *NONE         0   7/12/14  22:00  23:56     1:56  *NORMAL
> BRMFULL05   *NONE         0   7/13/14  22:00   0:06     2:06  *NORMAL
> BRMFULL05   *NONE         0   7/15/14  22:00  23:52     1:53  *NORMAL
>
> R&D-10K
> Job         Group       Grp  --------------- Last run ------------------
> Name        Name        Seq    Date    Start   End   Elapsed  Completion
> BRMCHOB06   *NONE         0   7/06/14  18:00  19:19     1:20  *NORMAL
> BRMCHOB06   *NONE         0   7/07/14  18:00  19:30     1:30  *NORMAL
> BRMCHOB06   *NONE         0   7/08/14  18:00  19:26     1:27  *NORMAL
> BRMCHOB06   *NONE         0   7/09/14  18:00  19:23     1:24  *NORMAL
> BRMCHOB06   *NONE         0   7/10/14  18:08  19:19     1:11  *NORMAL
> BRMCHOB06   *NONE         0   7/11/14  18:00  19:11     1:12  *NORMAL
> BRMCHOB06   *NONE         0   7/12/14  18:00  19:08     1:08  *NORMAL
> BRMCHOB06   *NONE         0   7/13/14  18:00  19:04     1:05  *NORMAL
> BRMCHOB06   *NONE         0   7/14/14  18:00  19:12     1:13  *NORMAL
> BRMCHOB06   *NONE         0   7/15/14  18:00  19:10     1:11  *NORMAL
>
> Thank you
> _____
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