Also worth noting that for 2003+, if you don’t have specific
RTOs for individual files, you can do volume based backups with your standard
licensing (but no individual file restore).
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/275912.htm
Which should give you the same performance boost as flash backup.
Make sure you use VSS though – not VSP (why they left the screenshot
like that, no idea).
Cheers,
Nic
From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Martin,
Jonathan
Sent: 16 September 2010 14:23
To: WEAVER, Simon (external); William Brown;
veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Real World NBU Buffer settings Win2k3
Windows is a piece of cake.
Install the client.
Select Policy Type: Flashbackup-Windows
Setup Selection List: \\.\R: (change
drive letter as required)
Run Policy
Enjoy monumentally faster backups (on compressed volumes)
You cannot backup the system drive (C:) or System State with
Flashbackup. I normally run these in a 2nd “OS” policy.
Be sure to test a restore. You can do “entire volume” restores, which
are just as fast as backups. Or, you can restore individual files.
-Jonathan
From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of WEAVER,
Simon (external)
Sent: 15 September 2010 19:00
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Real World NBU Buffer settings Win2k3
Hi
All
Anyone
got any real world experience on buffer settings:
scenarion:
Win2k3
San Media, connected to 2GB Fabric attached 8 LTO4 Drives.
Due
to drive availability, Multiplexing onto one drive.
Main
problem: One volume (1,7tb in size) takes over 4 days to fully complete.
Got
the Tuning Guide and Technote 244602, but I tried some settings, only to find
the backup would not even mount tape correctly.
So
back to "no" settings at the mo.
Volume
are generic files/folders, mixture of large and small sizes. But 1.7TB's in my
view should be done quicker. Also Data is compressed.
Regards
Simon
