Brook, some awesome data there. To be 100% honest, I did not do any of the configuration as it was done by the UNIX admin that is the backup admin. I administer the Windows side of things so I dont mess with a lot of the tapes, devices, etc. However, I do have access to do it as needed, as long as I know what we are doing, its impact, etc. So, now that that is cleared up, let me see if I cannot respond to your post.
Well, before I do, I should report that something is definitely screwed up somewhere because I just checked my queue info and get the following.
# /usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/crcontrol --queueinfo
total queue size : 15433220155
OK, now on to your thoughts.
1. This is most likely the case, the dupe jobs as running forever and all the time. Untill we get the second appliance in place and replicating, there is an obvious need to dupe to tape...
2. The /usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/crcontrol --dsstat 1 will not return a value, and I assume this is where this information is, so I guess I will ask if there is any other way to get the information? Regardless I do not believe we are full, closer to 32 that 64 I believe. (42TB used, just looked)
3. I dont believe the 4TB of internal disk is in the dedupe pool.
Is it difficult to setup the SLP you describe because I would be all for it if you feel that it would help with the speed of backups. Now, is this mentioned solution only for while duping to tape? If so, that is fine, just more for informational purposes. But I would certainly still be for exploring this and getting it put in place or at least testing it.
4. a. One server that is slow all the time is a file server with thousands of small files. Now, I know this impacts client side backups in a big way, does it do the same for vmware backups as well?
b. Is there an easy way to get you the overll number? I know looking in the admin console I see 30% - 100%, lots of 70s and 80s and 90s.
c. what sort of testing do you mean? Source destination from the appliance to disk sort of stuff? During backups I can see rates of 6000KB to 100,000KB for vmware backups.
c2. For client side backups I have a machine I am testing with that is currently able to do 90+MB/sec backup to take as a physical server. If I install SEP, this decrades to 60-70MB, so I have a case open with SEP support on that. Does SEP and the firewall have any impact on a vmware backup? I assume no, but cant be certain.
So, I think for starters, if we could execute 3, that might be a good test.