Forum Discussion

Noor_Toorabally's avatar
11 years ago

Netbackup tuning guide, the size of shares data buffers UNIX

According the the Netbackup tuning guide, the size of shares data buffers UNIX should follow the following guideline: 64K for tapes 256K for disk In a case where we have a VTL. I assume that t...
  • StefanosM's avatar
    11 years ago

    I'm using 256K for all modern tape devices including VTL. You can  use bigger size than 256K for disk buffers.

    But every installation is different, so you must perform backup and restore tests to find the best value for all buffers. Do not forget to test network buffers sizes.

     

    check this pdf

    http://www.symantec.com/connect/sites/default/files/IA%20B47.pdf