You can use the unix time command to measure how long a bpbkar to /dev/null
takes (google
bpbkar /dev/null and you should see the exact syntax).

What do you mean by "slow"? How many MB/s are you getting?

edson


On 11/6/06, Dave Markham <dave.markham at fjserv.net> wrote:
>
> Anyone point me in the direction of a doc or technote on how to
> benchmark the bpbkar performance on a unix ( solaris ) client? I cant
> find anything. Only the windows one.
>
> Im having backup speed problems and want to rule out NBU. Strange thing
> is if i set the network to 100 mb , full duplex, autoneg off and scp a
> filre in boith directions its quick. As soon as i run a backup its slow
> and then doing an scp is slow too.
>
> Odd.
>
> thanks
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