Performance factors

Your hardware environment and the settings in SQL Server, the NetBackup master server, and NetBackup for SQL Server, can all influence the backup performance. This topic discusses the most prominent factors in SQL Server and NetBackup for SQL Server. The availability of buffer space has a definite influence on how fast backups run.

The following factors can affect performance:

Buffer space parameters
Backup stripes
Shared memory usage
Alternate buffer method
Page verification
Instant data file initialization
Using read-write and read-only filegroups