Avamar: How to identify which files took a long time to be processed during a backup
Summary: This article demonstrates how to identify which files took a long time to be processed during a backup by using the Avamar Administrator interface.
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Symptoms
How to identify files which consume a lot of processing time during an Avamar backup in order to optimise a backup's duration.
Cause
Long-running backup
Resolution
Open the Administrator client interface.
1. Select Backup and Restore.
2. Select the client from the domain tree (left side).
3. Select the Manage tab (right side).
4. Select the day of the 'slow' backup from the calendar.
5. Select the backup, and right-click it.
6. Select View statistics.
7. Select 'Files' or 'File Aggregation'.
An output similar to the following appears, showing a sample of files which the Avamar backup took a long time to process, along with statistics:
This shows us that one particular file (a ~3.6 GB .avp) took 2489 s (41 minutes) to be backed up.
A second, smaller.avp file was also backed up and took 158 s to be processed.
Additional Information
For a general investigation into Avamar backup performance troubleshooting, see the following article.
For further information to help identify resource-intensive files, see the following articles.
Affected Products
AvamarProducts
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Article Number: 000164809
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 18 Oct 2024
Version: 9
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