Configuring the Maximum jobs per client setting

The Maximum jobs per client specifies the maximum number of concurrent backups that are allowed per instance or database (Intelligent Policies). Each instance or database that is specified in the policy creates a new backup job. For legacy policies, this setting indicates the maximum that is allowed per client.

To configure the maximum jobs per client

In the left pane of the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management > Host Properties.
Select Master Server.
In the right pane, double-click the server icon.
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 Maximum jobs per client setting:

Maximum jobs per client = number_of_database_objects X number_of_streams X number_of_policies

For legacy policies, use the following formula to calculate a smaller value for the Maximum jobs per client setting:

Maximum jobs per client = number_of_streams X number_of_policies

Refer to the following definitions:

number of database_objects	(Intelligent Policies) 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.

Configuring the Maximum jobs per client setting

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