17 Apr
2001
17 Apr
'01
8:18 a.m.
* It was Tue, Apr 17, 2001 at 01:40:10AM -0700 when Krause, Oliver wrote:
ndmpcopy copies data over the loopback device. If i remember right, loopback data is also accounted to network traffic in sysstat.
Some ifstat -a data, taken at a few intervals, would show if the traffic's coming over a network interface, or the good ol' loopback interface.
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Sam Rafter Escalations Jerk
Network Appliance rafter@netapp.com
>
> Oliver
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Manny Kaiser [mailto:mkaiser@mmcnet.com]
> > Sent: Dienstag, 17. April 2001 09:47
> > To: toasters@mathworks.com
> > Subject: ndmpcopy and sysstat
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > When running ndmpcopy, copying data localy, on an idle
> > machine, I notice
> > that when running sysstat I see that while there is intensive disk
> > activity there is also intensive network activity of similar
> > magnitude.
> >
> > I assumed that all the data would remain local on the netapp
> > without any
> > attempt of data going over the net.
> >
> > Can someone explain.
> >