Small Files Backup

[H_Sharma]

Hello Experts,

I was reading that small files backup could hamper backup performance when files are more than 1 Millions.

So my question is when we configure flash backup.

1:-Do we only need to select the flash backup type in policy or we need to do some more configuration?

2:-Pls let me know the requirement and configurations steps?

3:-Pls also let me know why do the small files take lot of time to take backup?

Thanks so much..... 

[Stumpr2 · Accepted solution]

1 & 2 https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/best-way-configure-flash-backup
3 millions of small files is bad because each file regardless of size gets catalog entry. This eats up a lot of cpu process time and adds to the size of the netBackup catalog

[jim_dalton]

and each file has to be opened and read and closed, at least for standard backups. Maybe Bob can say if the same is true for the flash?

Jim