Best Practices for Microsoft 365
Note the following best practices:
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Ensure that you factor in data increase forecast while creating the deduplication storage device.
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Exclude the deduplication storage location from all anti-virus scanners including Microsoft Defender.
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Set the deduplication storage concurrent operations according to requirements mentioned for Microsoft 365.
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Create a deduplication storage device on Solid-state Drives (SSD) or equivalent storage for enhanced performance.
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Run only one backup job at a time to avoid overlap.
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If the Backup Exec server is a virtual machine, ensure that:
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CPU reservation is considered.
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100% memory is reserved.
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