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Slow Performance NetBackup

Itbp_dc
Level 3

Hi. We have a problem with performance

Netbackup version 7.7.2 Master server and 2 media servers on Windows Server 2008 R2.

We use Policy type: Vmware; credential with vCenter. Average backup speed by SAN is about ~100MB/s & by LAN is ~60MB/s.

We tried to tune & see next:

info bptm waited for full buffer ~ 20 000 times, delayed ~ 25 000 times

 

Info bpbkar32 bpbkar waited 2 times for empty buffer delayed 2 times

 

 We tested the reading speed with install_path\Netbackup\bin\bpbkar32 -noncont X:\ 1>Nul 2>Nul, & see next results:

tar_base::backup_finish: TAR - backup: image data: 723003392 bytes 26 gigabytes

tar_base::backup_finish: TAR - backup: elapsed time: 294 secs 97415955 bps

 

In PerfMon we watched avg. Disk Bytes/Read = 209 768 Bytes

We tested the array with application Iometer:

 

1)Transfer request size = 209 768 Bytes

# of Outstanding I/Os = 1

& we got :

Total I/Os per Second ~ 657 I/O

Total Mbs per Second ~ 130 MB

Average I/O Response Time ~ 1.5 ms.

 

2)Transfer request size = 209 768 Bytes

# of Outstanding I/Os = 32

& we got :

Total I/Os per Second ~ 10 478 I/O

Total Mbs per Second ~ 2 097 MB

Average I/O Response Time ~ 3 ms.

 

3)Transfer request size = 1MB

# of Outstanding I/Os = 1

& we got :

Total I/Os per Second ~ 316 I/O

Total Mbs per Second ~ 316 MB

Average I/O Response Time ~ 3 ms.

 

4)Transfer request size = 1 MB

# of Outstanding I/Os = 32

& we got :

Total I/Os per Second ~ 2 168 I/O

Total Mbs per Second ~ 2 168 MB

Average I/O Response Time ~ 15 ms.

 

 Thus figured, what send read request successively (in sequence). In this case throughput it depends on the response time.

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 Tried change read block size (Backup Planning and Performance Tuning Guide) – Raw partition read buffer size = 1024. But it did not help, perfmon shows avg.Disk Bytes/Read = 209 768Bytes.

 

Array EMC VMAX. Power Path installed. Required flags on the array are used. SAN – FcoE.

Use NetBAckup on the ReaHat 6.5. Throughput ~ 55MB/s. Avg read question size ~ 109KB.

 

 

Any ideas how to increase the speed?

4 REPLIES 4

nbutech
Level 6
Accredited Certified

Quick question are you using VIP ... if not you can consider it...

 

refer this link

 

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/sites/default/files/IA%20B29%20-%20Best%20Prac%20Backup%20%20Recov%20VMware_EM_0.pdf

Itbp_dc
Level 3

We are not using VIP...

mnolan
Level 6
Employee Accredited Certified

 

Two causes of slow NetBackup for VMware restore performance

https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.TECH169860

Itbp_dc
Level 3
Now I want to increase the backup speed.
 
Restore is the next step