config.pro regen_using_backup_disk

[pmack009]

Does anyone have "regen_using_backup_disk=yes" What's this good for.
What's the system performance implications.
You can also change this setting in the environment settings.


WF2 intralink 3.3





Links I read about <br style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> http://www.talkaboutcad.com/group/comp.cad.pro-engineer/mess ages/60960.html<br style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">http://www.ptc.com/carezone/archive/newsletters/072800.html<br style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">"a Backup Model is really convenient, you can view it and work on it and
apply changes to the failed model too. You can just use your last save,
or set regen_backup_using_disk to "yes". But using the config.pro
option can take time with large models, so you can also just set and
unset the Environment menu choice to make a regen backup."<br style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">

 

[dr_gallup]

We have it set to yes. The performance hit is not noticeable with the relatively small models we typically use. Make sure your temp dir is set to a fast local disk. That is almost a requirement for Pro/E even without the regen backup.

 

[pmack009]

Most files here are 30MB-50MB with lots of Copy-G's and a few outside relations.

There are many different workstations here some have fast SCSI some
slow ATA133 and a few SATA3.0 So I will need to experiment with all 3.

What am I going to miss by turning regen Backup off? What Do I need that for.
If I crash during a regen just start over right.

If I do crash during a regen and want to use the backup how can I load it?