Tuning virtual machine backup operations

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You can improve the performance of backup operations for virtual machines by adjusting client options.

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To help improve the performance of backup operations for virtual machines with the backup-archive client or IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments, adjust the settings for the following options:

  • Options for optimizing parallel backups of virtual machines
  • Options for the transport mode for VMware backups
  • Options for adjusting the scalability of virtual machine backup operations (applicable only to Tivoli® Storage Manager for Virtual Environments 6.4 or later, or IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments 7.1.3 or later)