SnapVault for NetBackup usage recommendations

There are certain recommendations to consider when backing up NetBackup client data to a NearStore secondary system using NetBackup.

Do not back up more than 100 NetBackup policies to a single volume.
Ensure that the security setting for volumes containing Windows backups is either Mixed or NTFS to include ACLs and streams.
Ensure that SnapVault for NetBackup volumes containing Windows backup data have the create_unicode option enabled.
Do not use a SnapVault for NetBackup volume as the destination for any other types of data, such as SnapVault or SnapMirror data.

Recommendations for saving space
You should use certain recommendations to save space when using SnapVault for NetBackup.
Recommendations when using multistream backups
Multistream backup is a NetBackup feature that allows multiple backups (streams) of a single client to occur simultaneously to one or more DSUs. This feature allows clients with large amounts of data to meet a given backup window which would not be met if the data was backed up serially.
Other recommendations when using SnapVault for NetBackup
You should follow certain recommendations when using SnapVault for NetBackup.

Parent topic: About SnapVault for NetBackup

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