Configuring queuing, Configuring queuing -10 – HP Storage Mirroring V5 Software User Manual

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Configuring queuing

There are five queuing parameters available for configuration.

1.

Right-click a source machine and select

Properties

.

2.

Select the

Queue

tab.

3.

Specify the

Folder

which will store the queue. By default, this is /var/run/StorageWorks/StorageMirroring.

4.

Specify the

Maximum system memory for queue

. This is the amount of system memory, in MB, that, when exceeded,

will trigger queuing to disk. This value is dependent on the amount of physical memory available but has a minimum of 32
MB. By default, 128 MB of memory will be used.

5.

Specify the

Maximum disk space for queue

. This is the maximum amount of disk space, in MB, in the specified

Folder

that can be used for Storage Mirroring queuing or you can select

Unlimited

which will allow the queue usage to

automatically expand whenever the available disk space expands. When the disk space limit is reached, Storage Mirroring
will automatically begin the auto-disconnect process. By default, Storage Mirroring will use the maximum amount of disk
space available. Setting this value to zero (

0

) disables disk queuing.

6.

Specify the

Minimum Free Space

. This is the minimum amount of disk space in the specified

Folder

that must be

available at all times. By default, 50 MB of disk space will always remain free. The

Minimum Free Space

should be less

than the amount of physical disk space minus

Maximum disk space for queue

.

7.

Specify a percentage for

Alert when queue usage reaches

to identify the amount of the queue that must be in use to

trigger an alert message in the Linux system log. By default, the alert will be generated when the queue reaches 50%.

8.

Click

OK

to save the settings.

NOTE:

The

Maximum disk space for queue

and

Minimum Free Space

settings work in conjunction with each other.

For example, assume your queues are stored on a 10 GB disk with the

Maximum disk space for queue

set to

10 GB and the

Minimum Free Space

set to 500 MB. If another program uses 5 GB, Storage Mirroring will only

be able to use 4.5 GB so that 500 MB remains free.

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