yes just over 1100 policies?.it?s not quite 1 client per policy as Curtis Preston suggests.  What we have done is to have a policy for a given dataset.  For example, we have two exchange policies one has 13 exchange servers in it and the other has 10.  The reason we have two is because they are in different datacenters and we have a media server in each datacenter.

Most of our policies actually do have only one client per policy, but because we are creating policies by dataset, we will have some that have more than one client.

--stuart

Regards

Simon Weaver
3rd Line Technical Support
Windows Domain Administrator

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From: Liddle, Stuart [mailto:liddles AT amgen DOT com]
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 2:59 PM
To: WEAVER, Simon (external); 'Edson Noboru Yamada'; Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Maximum number of policies

Hi,

 

we are running NB 5.1 MP6 with around 1100 policies and over 1600 clients.  We have been having problems with the scheduler not starting things when they are supposed to start.  The one thing that is very important is to have the proper settings in the /etc/system file for shared memory.  If you don't have this set correctly, you WILL have problems with the scheduler.

 

We had a case open with Symantec/Veritas about this and basically we were told that it would be best to upgrade to 6.x because the scheduler has been completely re-written and is much more efficient.  We hope to upgrade to 6.5 later this year.  In the mean time we have to figure out creative ways to deal with the problems of the scheduler getting bogged down.

 

I believe that you should not have problems with only 100 policies if you have your memory settings correct in /etc/system.

 

good luck.

 

--stuart

 

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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: Friday, July 20, 2007 6:42 AM
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Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Maximum number of policies

 

Hi

Well I know of a site that had 120 policies, but never reported an issue. Although its alot, I am not personally aware of any recommendation that states what the limit should be.

 

Are you sure the frequency is right and the policy is enabled correctly ?

 

If at all possible, can you consolidate any of your existing policies and merge them ?

 

 

Regards

Simon Weaver
3rd Line Technical Support
Windows Domain Administrator

EADS Astrium Limited, B23AA IM (DCS)
Anchorage Road, Portsmouth, PO3 5PU

Email: Simon.Weaver AT Astrium.eads DOT net

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Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 11:43 AM
To: Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Maximum number of policies

Hi

I have an NBU 5.1 installation with one master server (Solaris 9) and 6 media servers (RHEL4, Windows 2003).

I´ve just created the 101st policy. The problem I´m running into is that apparently the scheduler is simply ignoring
the backup window configured (it was supposed to start at 8pm but the job only is added to the queue around 2am).

My question is: NBU 5.1 may have some kind of 100 policies limitation? Has anyone here with more than 100 policies/classes in place?

Thank you

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