Backups take entirely too long

[Chris_Unger]

I am backing up several servers over the network. Some over a private gigabit network, some over public network. Problem I am having is that the total backup time (for 60g) is 6 hours. Yet, if I total up the number of minutes from each individual backup, the total is 2 hours. When I look at the logs, I see it takes 2 hours after one server to start backing up the exchange server, then after that another 2 hours before it will start the last server, In other words, if the backup of one server stops at 3:30am, and the next server in the same job is Exchange, it will start 2 hours later. (As opposed to starting immediately.)Message was edited by:
Chris Unger
Some Additional info:
I am reading other documents on this forum regarding Support Document 231488. I can't imagine this being a hardware issue, since all the other servers are backing up quickly, but it takes 2 hours before the next server in the same job starts..

[Ken_Putnam]

It may or may not nake a lot of difference, but if you turn off Progress Indicators, BackupExec will not attempt a PreScan of each drive before it begins. This probably won't entirely clear the problem, but should at least help.

[Chris_Unger]

Where is "Progress Indicators"? Can't find it in the job setup screens.

Also, I removed the problem server from the backup job and created its own job. Last night, it backed up 17g in 1 hour. The job officially starts at 12:05, but the actual backup started at 12:09. Much better.

[Asma_Tamboli]

Hi,

You will find progress indicators in "tools" > "options" > "Settings"

Also refer to the following documents:

* http://support.veritas.com/docs/249090

*
http://support.veritas.com/docs/237444


* Slow throughput while backing up Microsoft Exchange mailboxes
http://support.veritas.com/docs/264851



http://support.veritas.com/docs/241858

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