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Backup Exec 2014 and Hyper-V, very slow incremental backups

akarelin
Level 4

I have Backup Exec 2014 (14.1 Rev. 1786). The BE server installed in Windows Server 2008R2 on ProLiant DL360p Gen8 with 16 Gb memory and 2 processors (8 cores) and 15k HDDs and 2GB network connection. I make backup to HP 1x8 Autoloader G2 with LTO-6 drive and SAS connection to the server.

I backup VMs from Hyper-V 2008R2 and Hyper-V 2012R2 hosts. There are vhd and vhdx disks on Hyper-V 2012R2 for the VMs.

Job rate for Hyper-V 2008R2:

Full backup - ~3500-5000 MB/min

Incremental backup - ~120-220 MB/min

Job rate for Hyper-V 2012R2:

VHD:

Full backup - ~3500-4500 MB/min

Incremental backup - ~150-300 MB/min

VHDX:

Full backup - ~4000-5500 MB/min

Incremental backup - ~130-550 MB/min

We can see that vhdx gives little higher job rate then vhd. And that doesnt obviously.

I had the same problem with job rate on a BE 2012 and opened a case. My problem was not solved and I was given this link http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH208904

Why does job rate for incremental backups so low? How to increase the speed? 

 

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CraigV
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...have you read that TN, and tried to implement the MS Incremental backup option?

It seems to be an issue with Hyper-V itself...

Thanks!

akarelin
Level 4

Yes, I have read than. But now I have BE 2014 and I have Hyper-V 2012R2. I didnt find the MS Incremental backup option.

CraigV
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...then it might be worthwhile opening a case with Symantec. I still think it seems to be an issue with Windows, but please post back with an update.

Thanks!

VJware
Level 6
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Its enabled via Powershell using the snap.IncrementalBackupEnabled cmdlet.

akarelin
Level 4

I found this http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=HOWTO99582#v91323134

"To use Microsoft's incremental backups, the Hyper-V host must have Windows Server 2012 installed and the virtual machine must use the Windows Server 2012 version of the Hyper-V Integration Services."

What OS VMs must be? 2008R2 and 2012R2?

What about Hyper-V 2008R2?

CraigV
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It appears to be Server 2012...not 2008 R2. This refers to the actual VM.

akarelin
Level 4

May be I dont undersnatd.

"To use Microsoft's incremental backups, the Hyper-V host must have Windows Server 2012 installed 

OK, my Hyper-V host has 2012R2 version. 

 

and the virtual machine must use the Windows Server 2012 version of the Hyper-V Integration Services."

My VMs have Windows Server 2012 version of the Hyper-V Integration Services, but they have 2008R2 OS version. Can I use Microsoft incremental backups option?

akarelin
Level 4

Do you have a script?

 

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/backup-exec-2014-what-are-microsoft-incremental-backups

Siddhant_Saini
Level 6
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You might want to refer to this article(it contains the scripts): http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO102609

Sublaner
Level 4

Found this today, untested. http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=HOWTO102609

Does not appear to matter about the guest OS, just the Hyper-V host. Let us know if it works...?

EDIT: Oops, did not see sid3009's comment. Apologies.

Using the agent for HyperV I am starting to backup our guests. The fulls seem to be okay but the differentials take a while; like 1.5 hours for 5.8 Gigs. I tried all the how to links but they are dead links. Any new info on this?

Thank you!