08-28-2015 04:42 AM
If I have a backup job, which I also want to replicate using AIR between NetBackup domains, but I already know in advance that it will never de-duplicate... then is there a bakup policy selection directive which can be used to instruct MSDP to not attempt to de-dupe for that particular backup job?
08-28-2015 05:33 AM
what is the storage device for the primary backup operation? Is it MSDP/Advdisk?
08-28-2015 05:47 AM
Only thing I can think that may help is the "DONT_SEGMENT_TYPES" directive in pd.conf but that works on file types rather than specific jobs or policies. AdvancedDisk is normally an option but isn't supported by AIR unfortunately.
08-28-2015 05:57 AM
Thanks Andy. This post was just me trying to think outside the proverbial box. Wondering if there's a not yet publicly documented (but definitely supported) feature.
08-28-2015 06:00 AM
Storage is Appliance N5230 v2.6.1.2, master/media, three shelves, all for MSDP (little bit of Adv. Disk for catalog backups) - one at each site - 160km apart - no tape. Lots of MS SQL, all of which is AAG, hence MS SQL compressed dumps to SAN disk, hence flat file backups that do not de-dupe (0% achieved). But need to be replicated off-site. All clients are Windows 2012 R2, all are VMs in MS Hyper-V, but no VM style backups, all backups are from clients inside guests.
I know I could add tape, or add more disk - and SLP to advanced disk, and SLP to MSDP briefly and expire after AIR stage, but I want to avoid attempting to de-dupe on a per job basis, i.e. skip all the wasted time and CPU and RAM and disk IO whilst it attempts to finger-print and match lots and lots of data that will never hash match.
08-28-2015 09:25 AM
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08-28-2015 09:30 AM
Nice
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Bet that wasn't easy!
08-28-2015 09:54 AM