Configure the Maximum jobs per client setting
The specifies the maximum number of concurrent backups that are allowed per instance or database. Each instance or database that is specified in the policy creates a new backup job.
To configure the maximum jobs per client
- On the left, select Hosts > Host properties.
- Select the primary server.
- If necessary, click Connect. Then click Edit primary server.
- Click Global attributes.
- Change the Maximum jobs per client value to the wanted value.
The default is 1.
For Intelligent Policies, use the following formula to calculate a smaller value for the setting:
Maximum jobs per client = number_of_database_objects X number_of_streams X number_of_policies
For batch file-based policies, use the following formula to calculate a smaller value for the setting:
Maximum jobs per client = number_of_streams X number_of_policies
Refer to the following definitions:
number of database_objects | For intelligent policies, this number is the number of databases, filegroups, or files that you want to back up in parallel. For batch file-based policies, this number is the number of databases, filegroups, or files that you want to back up in parallel. |
number_of_streams | The number of backup streams between the database server and NetBackup. If striping is not used, each separate stream starts a new backup job on the client. If striping is used, each new job uses one stream per stripe. |
number_of_policies | The number of policies of any type that can back up this client at the same time. This number can be greater than one. For example, a client can be in two policies to back up two different databases. These backup windows can overlap. |