Re: [Veritas-bu] FW: Multi Stream Backups
2008-11-28 09:43:58
On Fri, 28 Nov 2008, Johan Redelinghuys wrote:
> Hi all
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> Scenario:
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> Netbackup version: Netbackup 6.5.1
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> Backups: Exchange Information Store and Exchange mailboxes.
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> Backup Hardware:
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> 1 x LTO4 drive.
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> Storage Unit: 1 x drive with max streams per drive set to = 8.
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> Information store policy:
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> Limit jobs per policy = 4
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> Allow mutable data streams = ticked yes.
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> File List = Microsoft Information Store:\*
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> # There are 2 x Information stores, One and Two. The backup produces 2 x
> backup streams.
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> Mailbox policy:
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> Limit jobs per policy = 4
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> Allow mutable data streams = ticked yes.
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> File List :
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> NEW STREAM
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> Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes:\[a-h]*
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> NEW STREAM
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> Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes:\[g-l]*
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> NEW STREAM
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> Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes:\[m-r]*
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> NEW STREAM
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> Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes:\[s-z]*
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> # The backup produces 4 stream.
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> Result:
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> Both the Information Store Backup and the Mailbox Backup run at the same
> time. (Not best practice, but they do). The two streams of the
> Information Store backups starts and run. The four streams of the
> Mailbox backup start but only two run and two queue.
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> Summary:
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> STU = 1 drive x 8 streams per drive.
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> Multiplexing of each policy's schedule = 4.
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> Allow multiple data steams = yes
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> Master server global setting for "max jobs per client" = 99.
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> Problem:
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> Although the storage unit allows 8 streams to it and the two policies
> produces 6 streams between them, only 4 run and 2 queue. Why? Any ideas?
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> Thanks.
I assume they are both using the same volume pool?
Justin.
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