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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
  4. Configuring Host Properties
  5. Configuration options for NetBackup clients
  6. MEGABYTES_OF_MEMORY option for NetBackup clients
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

MEGABYTES_OF_MEMORY option for NetBackup clients

The MEGABYTES_OF_MEMORY entry specifies how much memory is available on the client to use to compress files during backup. If compression is selected, the client software uses this value to determine how much space to request for the compression tables. The more memory that is available to the compress code, the greater the compression. The percentage of computer resources that are used is also greater. If other processes also need memory, use a maximum value of one half the actual physical memory on a computer to avoid excessive swapping.

Table: MEGABYTES_OF_MEMORY information

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup clients.

How to use

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

Use the following format:

MEGABYTES_OF_MEMORY = memory_value

The default is that NetBackup assumes a value of zero megabytes.

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Note:

The MEGABYTES_OF_MEMORY entry has a reasonable default. Change it only if problems are encountered.

Equivalent Administration Console property

NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Client Settings.

See Client Settings properties for UNIX clients.

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