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  2. NetBackup™ Backup Planning and Performance Tuning Guide
  3. Tuning the NetBackup data transfer path
  4. NetBackup server performance in the data transfer path
  5. About shared memory (number and size of data buffers)
  6. Testing changes made to shared memory
NetBackup™ Backup Planning and Performance Tuning Guide

Testing changes made to shared memory

After making any changes, it is vitally important to verify that the following tests complete successfully.

To test changes made to shared memory

  1. Run a backup.
  2. Restore the data from the backup.
  3. Restore data from a backup that was created before the changes to the SIZE_DATA_BUFFERS_xxxx and NUMBER_DATA_BUFFERS_xxxx files.
  4. Before and after altering the size or number of data buffers, examine the buffer usage information in the bptm debug log file.

    The values in the log should match your buffer settings. The relevant bptm log entries are similar to the following:

    12:02:55 [28551] <2> io_init: using 65536 data buffer size
    12:02:55 [28551] <2> io_init: CINDEX 0, sched bytes for 
    monitoring = 200
    12:02:55 [28551] <2> io_init: using 8 data buffers

    or

    15:26:01 [21544] <2> mpx_setup_restore_shm: using 12 data 
    buffers, buffer size is 65536

    When you change these settings, take into consideration the total system resources and the entire network. The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) for the local area network (LAN) may also have to be changed.

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