Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Rif: How it optimize the transfer speed.

2010-01-26 08:22:16
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Rif: How it optimize the transfer speed.
From: Phil Stracchino <alaric AT metrocast DOT net>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:45:54 -0500
On 01/26/10 04:24, Ferdinando Pasqualetti wrote:
> Hello Cyril,
> did you try using compression? Compression is done at client level, so,
> if you have CPU power, you could get higher throughput.
> In my eperience it is very hard to obtain a throughput higher than 50%
> of nominal capacity of the wire.

I cannot share that experience unless you're using a hub rather than a
switch.

Cyril, I would look at the load on all the machines involved,
particularly the machine running the catalog and Director.  You also did
not specify what you're backing up to.

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