Product Version: 9.0
Last Modified: 27 September 2019
Question
What is the best practice for achieving the best performance of backups over WAN?
Answer
To achieve maximum performance over WAN, follow the steps below:
- Install a new Transporter instance in the remote site where the Backup Repository is located.
- Add the newly installed Transporter to the product.
- Edit the Backup Repository and choose the newly added Transporter from the Assigned Transporter drop-down list.
At this point, the VM backup data flow is as follows:
Edit the backup job and make sure the Enable network acceleration option is selected in Backup Job Wizard for VMware: Options.