backup millions of file?

[Guest Seth]

Hi,

I need to backup a directory and alot of subdirectories and tons of file in

that directories. The directories hold mailboxes and mail items.

Neither Symantec backup Exec nor Acronis True image can handle this

operation. I need to backýp these directories as fast as possible. So anyone

has suggestions or experiences about this problem?

[Guest Mathieu CHATEAU]

Re: backup millions of file?

 

Hello,

 

We have the same problem, that's why we chose Netbackup and not backupexec.

Netbackup allow to backup the partition as raw (flashbackup), while indexing

the content to allow one file restore.

 

Do you have a san ? do you have san snapshot feature ?

 

Do you defrag often with advanced defrag solution (like O&O) ?

 

 

 

--

Cordialement,

Mathieu CHATEAU

English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

 

"Seth" <seth@gonca.net> a écrit dans le message de

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> Hi,

> I need to backup a directory and alot of subdirectories and tons of file

> in that directories. The directories hold mailboxes and mail items.

> Neither Symantec backup Exec nor Acronis True image can handle this

> operation. I need to backýp these directories as fast as possible. So

> anyone has suggestions or experiences about this problem?

>

[Guest Seth]

Re: backup millions of file?

 

yes, they are SAN disks.

I do not know exactly but i don't think we have snapshot feature.

No we do not defrag the disks. actually i thougt about it before. Since a

lot of users are connected via pop3 and there are millions of files, i am

not sure if defrag will lock the files or something unwanted will happen.

 

And can you please tell me more about Netbackup? Does it work well with

millions of files. how much time does it take to backup about 100 GB or 400

GB files?

 

 

 

"Mathieu CHATEAU" <gollum123@free.fr> wrote in message

news:48cbe0b3$0$24200$426a74cc@news.free.fr...

> Hello,

>

> We have the same problem, that's why we chose Netbackup and not

> backupexec.

> Netbackup allow to backup the partition as raw (flashbackup), while

> indexing the content to allow one file restore.

>

> Do you have a san ? do you have san snapshot feature ?

>

> Do you defrag often with advanced defrag solution (like O&O) ?

>

>

>

> --

> Cordialement,

> Mathieu CHATEAU

> English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

>

> "Seth" <seth@gonca.net> a écrit dans le message de

> news:%23WasqTbFJHA.5572@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Hi,

>> I need to backup a directory and alot of subdirectories and tons of file

>> in that directories. The directories hold mailboxes and mail items.

>> Neither Symantec backup Exec nor Acronis True image can handle this

>> operation. I need to backýp these directories as fast as possible. So

>> anyone has suggestions or experiences about this problem?

>>

>

[Guest Edwin vMierlo [MVP]]

Re: backup millions of file?

 

 

> yes, they are SAN disks.

 

Talk to your SAN vendor, they probably have canned solutions for you

 

 

> I do not know exactly but i don't think we have snapshot feature.

> No we do not defrag the disks. actually i thougt about it before. Since a

> lot of users are connected via pop3 and there are millions of files, i am

> not sure if defrag will lock the files or something unwanted will happen.

>

> And can you please tell me more about Netbackup? Does it work well with

> millions of files. how much time does it take to backup about 100 GB or

400

> GB files?

>

>

>

> "Mathieu CHATEAU" <gollum123@free.fr> wrote in message

> news:48cbe0b3$0$24200$426a74cc@news.free.fr...

> > Hello,

> >

> > We have the same problem, that's why we chose Netbackup and not

> > backupexec.

> > Netbackup allow to backup the partition as raw (flashbackup), while

> > indexing the content to allow one file restore.

> >

> > Do you have a san ? do you have san snapshot feature ?

> >

> > Do you defrag often with advanced defrag solution (like O&O) ?

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > Cordialement,

> > Mathieu CHATEAU

> > English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

> > French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

> >

> > "Seth" <seth@gonca.net> a écrit dans le message de

> > news:%23WasqTbFJHA.5572@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> >> Hi,

> >> I need to backup a directory and alot of subdirectories and tons of

file

> >> in that directories. The directories hold mailboxes and mail items.

> >> Neither Symantec backup Exec nor Acronis True image can handle this

> >> operation. I need to backýp these directories as fast as possible. So

> >> anyone has suggestions or experiences about this problem?

> >>

> >

>

>