Measuring performance with bpbkar
Use this procedure to measure disk performance with bpbkar.
To measure disk I/O using the bpbkar command
- Set the logging level to 1.
Enter the following:
Linux/UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bpbkar -nocont -dt 0 -nofileinfo -nokeepalives file system > /dev/null
Where file system is the path being backed up.
Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\bin\bpbkar32 -nocont X:\ > NUL
Where X:\ is the path being backed up.
Check how long it took NetBackup to move the data from the client disk:
Linux/UNIX:
The start time is shown in the bpbkar initialize entry in the
bpbkarlog. The end time is shown in the entry bpbkar main: INF - Client completed sending data for backup. The elapse time is the time duration between the start time and the end time.The start time is the first PrintFile entry in the
bpbkarlog. The end time is the entry "Client completed sending data for backup." The amount of data is given in the entry "Total Size."Windows:
Check the
bpbkarlog for the entry "Elapsed time". For example:Elapsed time: 1622 secs 59370573 bps