Windows NBU 6 and FlashBackup expectations (Speed and Resources)

[Ron_Cohn]

I am running the following configuration:

NBU 6 MP4 for Windows - SAN Media Server

Dell 1855 Blade - Boot from SAN

EMC SAN CX500

EMC DL710 (VTL)

2GB Fiber connections

I have a 100GB drive that is currently under FlashBackup.  Transfer rates are in the 12MBs range.  I am thinking I should get better performance.  I am being delusional?

Also, I have another drive, on the same machine, that I am trying to put under FlashBackup.  However, I keep getting a Status 36.  The machine has 4GB memory with 4GB pagefile.sys.  Here are the drive characteristics:  1.3TB with 4+ million files.  Is there a calculation to determine my memory and pagefile.sys requirements?

Many thanks in advance...

[sdo]

This very useful Word doc has some real example figures for Flash Backup near the end:

http://www.catalystbiosolutions.com/docs/nb5_perf_tuning_cap_planning.doc

[Ron_Cohn]

The document has some wonderful information.  Thank you!

[sdo]

This one's quite good too:

http://eval.veritas.com/downloads/van/4019.pdf

...beware Pandora's box!

Mess with SIZE_DATA_BUFFERS at your peril !!

[sdo]

Symantec Vision 2007 seems to have updated tuning guides:

http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/stn/vision/index.jsp