This forum is specific for Avamar. We can provide you best practices for Avamar and DD. But Im not sure what would be best practices if you are using Avamar+DD in a VCE solution. 

Regards,

Pawan

Hello,

Please use following guide for best practices for Avamar-

https://support.emc.com/docu53937_Avamar-7.1-Operational-Best-Practices.pdf?language=en_US

Chapter 11 describes best practices for Data Domain with Avamar.

Since you are running backup on Avamar, I would recommend you to go through all sections of this guide.

I hope it would be helpful for you up to some extent

Regards,

Pawan

Thanks for your response. I was kind of expecting that unfortunately ... hard to find the information. Would you mind then providing the best practices for Avamar / DD in a non-VCE environment. ifgroups over LACP providing that we have only 2 ports ... thanks for your help!

The question of ifgroups vs. LACP only applies to communications between the client software and the Data Domain storage -- the Avamar Server does not support LACP and does not have a concept of ifgroups. You may wish to move this post to the Data Domain Support Forum as they may be able to give you a better answer there.

Thanks for this link. I actually went through this guide already. It doesn't say though what's recommended and why as regards to ifgroups over LACP ... any hints from that perspective?

Sorry, new here ... I will move the post to the appropriate group.

Thanks!