Configuring and tuning the server

How you configure and tune different IBM Storage Protect server settings and operations can affect performance of the system.

Memory requirements
You must have sufficient memory available for server operations such as replication and data deduplication. Memory requirements are based on the projected maximum database size. Extra memory improves database query performance by increasing the amount of memory that is available for the database buffer pools.
Sizing a cloud cache to optimize backup operations
Before you back up data to a cloud-container storage pool, size the cloud cache. By correctly sizing the cache, you can help to improve the throughput of backup operations and reduce the risk of backup failures.
Sizing a cold-data-cache storage pool
Before you back up object client data to a cold-data-cache storage pool, size the cold-data-cache storage pool. The cold-data-cache storage pool acts as the initial disk-based storage location for object client data that is copied to IBM Storage Protect for archiving to tape storage. By correctly sizing the cold-data-cache storage pool, you can help to improve the throughput of archive operations, reduce the risk of archive failures, and ensure that enough storage capacity is available for data ingestion and restore operations.
Tuning the schedule for daily operations
Typically, backup operations must be completed every day for all clients. Certain server maintenance processes must also run every day. Ensuring that resources for these critical operations are available when needed requires planning and tuning.
Tuning database backups to cloud object storage
You can back up a database to, and restore a database from, cloud object storage for disaster recovery purposes.
Tuning the performance of data replication
After you replicate data, you can measure the effectiveness of your configuration and tune the speed of the replication processes.
Tuning server-side data deduplication
Tune settings and configuration for different operations to ensure that the performance of server-side data deduplication is efficient.
Tuning server operations for client backups
When possible, limit the number of versions of any backup file to the minimum required.
Tuning operations for automatic backup-archive client deployment
You can take actions that might improve backup-archive client deployment performance.

Parent topic: Tuning server performance