The Arcserve RHA spool is a folder on disk where data to be replicated is backed up (spooled) if bandwidth is not sufficient to transfer the amount of changes in real-time. Data can spool due to temporary network disconnections, network congestion, or simply because the network bandwidth is not sufficient to transfer the amount of data changing over on the server. In addition to storing changes waiting on available bandwidth, spool space is also used as part of the normal synchronization process. Thus, some spool build up during synchronization is normal.
Place the spool folder on a drive with relatively low use such as a dedicated volume or boot/system volume. Do not place the spool folder on a volume containing frequently accessed system (OS), user, or application data. Examples include volumes containing databases, shared files, or the system pagefile. By default, the spool folder is located in the tmp folder under the Arcserve RHA installation directory. The spool parameters, located in the properties tab (on both master and replica) or set with the New Scenario Wizard, determines how much disk space is available for the spool. In most cases the default values are sufficient. However, if you change this value, it should be at least 10% of the total dataset size. For example, if you are replicating 50 GB of data on a server you should ensure that at least 5 GB of space is available for spool.
Important! If you change the spool location, remember to remove the new path from file level antivirus scans: both scheduled and real time.
Note: The Spool Directory is not a pre-allocated space folder and will be used only if needed.
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