03-16-2010 10:28 AM
We have a Backup Exec 12.5 tape backup server with 2 GB of ram. Around 86% of the ram is being used when the server is setting idle.
We are backing up a server with 2 virtual drives that are located on an AX100 storage array (SAN). Virtual drive E: is 1TB in size and virtual drive F: is 200GB.
03-16-2010 10:52 AM
A larger number of small files that total the same data size as fewer large files will always backup slower due to the file system overhead to access the files. There is nothing you can do about this.
I do agree that a 10x differential may be on the high side Is anything else accessing the E: drive during the backup? what is the relative fragmentation of the two drives?
03-16-2010 12:53 PM
The E: drive contains images that are not accessed during the weekend when the backup takes place. There was very little fragmentation on either drive.
03-17-2010 03:16 AM
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