Slow backup performance with Syncsort tape software and Netware 6.5 sp7

Document ID:7000324
Creation Date:06-May-2008
Modified Date:26-Apr-2012
- Micro Focus Products:
  NetWare

Environment

Novell NetWare 6.5 sp7

Syncsort tape backup software

Situation

Backup performance was seriously degraded with Syncsort tape software after updating to nw65sp7.zip for Novell Netware 6.5. No other changes were made. Performance was fine on previous support packs.

Resolution

Had to set the shared memory settings for BEX with Syncsort's ssshmem parameter. This is fully documented on Syncsort's support site: www.syncsort.com