Collecting instrumentation data for the IBM Storage Protect server, client, and API

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IBM Storage Protect instrumentation can collect data to help isolate performance bottlenecks in the IBM Storage Protect client, server, or the network.

IBM Storage Protect instrumentation is available for the IBM Storage Protect server, client, and API. It is intended to be used for performance tuning and problem determination. You can use the instrumentation as an alternative to collecting data from the traditional IBM Storage Protect trace command.

The following steps are a basic approach to working on performance bottlenecks:
  1. Use IBM Storage Protect instrumentation data to determine which backup component (client, server, or network) accrues the most time during the IBM Storage Protect process.
  2. After you isolate the component that takes the most time, try to determine whether the operation is restricted by a hardware or software resource.
  3. Change how that resource is used, or augment it. For example, upgrade processors, or increase memory, disks, or tape drives.
  4. Repeat this process as needed to reduce the bottleneck to an acceptable level.