Performance Tier

Performance tier of a scale-out backup repository is the level used for fast access to the data.

The performance tier of a scale-out backup repository can comprise one or more performance extents. A performance extent is a backup repository or an object storage repository added to the scale-out backup repository. The list of the performance extents is displayed at the Add Performance Extents step of the New Scale-out Backup Repository wizard.

After you add a backup repository or an object storage repository to the scale-out backup repository, they no longer exist as individual backup repositories.

When a backup repository or an object storage repository is added as a performance extent, some of its original settings are kept, and some are not. The following settings are kept, or inherited:

• Number of tasks that can be performed simultaneously
• Read and write data rate limit
• Data decompression settings
• Block alignment settings
• Connection mode (using gateway server or direct)
• Object storage consumption (for object storage repositories)

The following settings are not inherited:

• Rotated drive settings. Rotated drive settings are ignored and cannot be configured at the level of the scale-out backup repository.
• Per-machine backup file settings. Per-machine settings can be configured at the level of the scale-out backup repository.

In This Section

• Limitations for Performance Tier
• Performance Tier Extent Structure
• Backup File Placement for Performance Tier
• Immutability for Performance Tier
• Transferring Backups to Performance Tier
• Removing Performance Extents from Scale-Out Repositories