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You may need to Defrag the Database, check the Disk that the Database is on, it may be too slow for making the process fast<br />

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You may need to Defrag the Database, check the Disk that the Database is on, it may be too slow for making the process fast


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Are they remote filesystems?<br />
Exchange brick-level backups are painfully slow on 10d<br />
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If it is the backup device generally slow, try new BExec drivers, and try experimenting with different block sizes on the device settings.
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Are they remote filesystems?
Exchange brick-level backups are painfully slow on 10d

If it is the backup device generally slow, try new BExec drivers, and try experimenting with different block sizes on the device settings.

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We are running Symantec Backup Exec 10d on two servers in SiteA and SiteB &nbsp;but have a problem with the time taken to backup Exchange Server on the server in SiteB. <br />
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A full system backup on Server in SiteB has a total 66GB of which 29GB is Exchange Server and 37GB is system files and other data. The 37GB backs up in just over 2 hours but the 29GB of Exchange Server takes a further 17 hours. The backup in SiteA uses the same tape drive and same software and backs up a total of 71GB in just over 5 hours, although only 8GB of this Exchange Server data.<br />
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Does anybody have any idea what might be causing this problem?<br />

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We are running Symantec Backup Exec 10d on two servers in SiteA and SiteB  but have a problem with the time taken to backup Exchange Server on the server in SiteB. 

A full system backup on Server in SiteB has a total 66GB of which 29GB is Exchange Server and 37GB is system files and other data. The 37GB backs up in just over 2 hours but the 29GB of Exchange Server takes a further 17 hours. The backup in SiteA uses the same tape drive and same software and backs up a total of 71GB in just over 5 hours, although only 8GB of this Exchange Server data.
 
Does anybody have any idea what might be causing this problem?


Backup of Exchange Server takes too long

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.