John Drescher wrote:
>> - What are the recommended largest number of files in the catalog for
>> each bacula instance ?
>> - What database choice is the best for large numbers of files in the
>> catalog ?
>>
> postgres

+1

>> - Do multiple instances of bacula on a single server make sense to
>> improve scalability ?
>>
> No, but put the database on a separate server (or at least separate
> disks) from your storage and use a gigabit link.

The database will probably be your bottleneck.  Make it as fast as you 
can.  Fast disks.  RAID 10 probably.  Lots of RAM.

-- 
Dan Langille

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