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Parallel processing
Right now, I don't this option checked since i have only one job with 2 Exchange servers.
I plan to add more backup jobs with just regular servers and want to have multiple servers being backed up at once, but still like to have my Exchange backup job to backup the 2 servers sequentially? Can this be done?
Thanks,
TS
I plan to add more backup jobs with just regular servers and want to have multiple servers being backed up at once, but still like to have my Exchange backup job to backup the 2 servers sequentially? Can this be done?
Thanks,
TS
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Re: Parallel processing
You can arrange VMs in the job in the way where the first Exchange server is processed first and the second placed to be the last in the list, to space them in time.
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Re: Parallel processing
Yes, it can be done. I would suggest deploying additional proxy server for these Exchange servers only. You will need to set max number of concurrent tasks on this proxy to 1. In this case all regular VMs will be processed in parallel by existing proxy servers and your Exchange VMs will go sequentially through that dedicated proxy server.
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Re: Parallel processing
Does the additional proxy server have to be a powerful machine or just any machine that redirects traffic to meet this goal.Vitaliy S. wrote:Yes, it can be done. I would suggest deploying additional proxy server for these Exchange servers only. You will need to set max number of concurrent tasks on this proxy to 1. In this case all regular VMs will be processed in parallel by existing proxy servers and your Exchange VMs will go sequentially through that dedicated proxy server.
So what you are saying is my current server (also stores the data backup, 40 TBs) will be used to backup regular VMs in parallel. Then the new proxy server will be used to backup the Exchange VMs (sequentially) but data is still being dump to the originally server with 40TBs.
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Re: Parallel processing
I don't see why additional proxy is needed, just space the Exchange servers within the job:
Exchange server 1
All other VMs
Exchange server 2
This way, the Exchange servers will never be backed up simultaneously.
Exchange server 1
All other VMs
Exchange server 2
This way, the Exchange servers will never be backed up simultaneously.
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Re: Parallel processing
@Anton - Yes, this will work as well, but looks like the OP has multiple backup jobs and not one that backs up all VMs.
@trackstar - Yes, that's correct. The additional proxy should be any server meeting our recommended system requirements.
@trackstar - Yes, that's correct. The additional proxy should be any server meeting our recommended system requirements.
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Re: Parallel processing
Gostev,
Good idea. I wasn't thinking out of the box I will test 80+ servers sequentially and if that doesn't fit in the time slot I go the suggested route. I wonder how Veeam determine the number of VMs to backup simultaneously when parallel is turned on. I don't want to flood the network traffic (10 Gig Network).
Good idea. I wasn't thinking out of the box I will test 80+ servers sequentially and if that doesn't fit in the time slot I go the suggested route. I wonder how Veeam determine the number of VMs to backup simultaneously when parallel is turned on. I don't want to flood the network traffic (10 Gig Network).
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Re: Parallel processing
This is controlled by the number of concurrent tasks assigned to the proxies and backup repositories (corresponding setting is available in their properties). And task is not even a VM, it is a single VM disk, as, with parallel processing enabled, VM disks are also processed concurrently.trackstar wrote:I wonder how Veeam determine the number of VMs to backup simultaneously when parallel is turned on. I don't want to flood the network traffic (10 Gig Network).
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Re: Parallel processing
And if you don't want to fully saturate your network connections, you can always put our network traffic throttling rules into the use. Thanks.
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Re: Parallel processing
Hello there,
Scenario: parallel processing is turned off
If I have two backup jobs overlapping each other a little bit, would the second job still wait til the first job to be completed?
Nevermind, I just tested it. Both will run overlap of each other.
Scenario: parallel processing is turned off
If I have two backup jobs overlapping each other a little bit, would the second job still wait til the first job to be completed?
Nevermind, I just tested it. Both will run overlap of each other.
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Re: Parallel processing
In fact, It depends on the number of concurrent tasks your proxy/repository servers can handle. The corresponding value can be specified in the settings of proxy/repository server.trackstar wrote: If I have two backup jobs overlapping each other a little bit, would the second job still wait til the first job to be completed?
Thanks.
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