Verify that the access nodes for SharePoint Online meet the guidelines. Access nodes run backups and other operations.
Note: For high availability (which is recommended for the first full backup), use 2 or more access nodes.
Environment | Medium | Large |
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Service accounts or apps | 5 or more | 10 or more |
Data backed up each day | 500 GB | 1 TB |
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CPU or vCPU for the access nodes | 4 cores | 8 cores |
RAM for the access nodes | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Access nodes |
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Note: Ensure that at least 100 GB of space is available on the access node.
Related Topics
To fetch the size and the number of items in a site collection, see Powershell Script to Fetch Site Level Statistics.