Problems with 11d speed/performane
Recently we have switched to 11d from 10d. Since this time it seems like we have encountered one problem after another. Currently we seem to be operating well enough to get by after a very rocky start...
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Hi Benjamin:
The one thing I don't see anyone addressing in their posts is the amount of available physical memory (Ram) in the media server. Backup Exec 11D now uses SQL Express (SQL 2005 Desktop Edition) and it uses more memory than the previous SQL MSDE Version did. SQL Express and Backup Exec 11D should have a minimum of 500mb allocated. If the machine is a domain controller, there should be 1GB for that. If there is another database application running on the machine, 1GB for that application. Anti-virus Software or other third party application, a minimum of 500mb.
***So in other words, unless the media server is just being used as a dedicated backup server, the amount of physical memory may not be enough to keep up with the load on the machine. A lot of people wonder why their backups run slow and they never take the amount of physical memory or the driver/firmware level on all the hardware (SCSI/Raid, NIC, etc...) into consideration. If Backup Exec 11D were installed on an SBS 2003 Server with all the SBS Options enabled and with anti-virus software installed, there should be a minimum of 3GB of Physical Memory (Ram) in the machine. All the memory also needs to be the same make/model and be approved by the server manufacturer.
Jay
The one thing I don't see anyone addressing in their posts is the amount of available physical memory (Ram) in the media server. Backup Exec 11D now uses SQL Express (SQL 2005 Desktop Edition) and it uses more memory than the previous SQL MSDE Version did. SQL Express and Backup Exec 11D should have a minimum of 500mb allocated. If the machine is a domain controller, there should be 1GB for that. If there is another database application running on the machine, 1GB for that application. Anti-virus Software or other third party application, a minimum of 500mb.
***So in other words, unless the media server is just being used as a dedicated backup server, the amount of physical memory may not be enough to keep up with the load on the machine. A lot of people wonder why their backups run slow and they never take the amount of physical memory or the driver/firmware level on all the hardware (SCSI/Raid, NIC, etc...) into consideration. If Backup Exec 11D were installed on an SBS 2003 Server with all the SBS Options enabled and with anti-virus software installed, there should be a minimum of 3GB of Physical Memory (Ram) in the machine. All the memory also needs to be the same make/model and be approved by the server manufacturer.
Jay
