Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Backup of many many files

2008-09-03 07:36:40
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Backup of many many files
From: Kjetil Torgrim Homme <kjetilho AT linpro DOT no>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:36:18 +0200
Chris Howells <chris AT transitive DOT com> writes:
> I suggest that you try this first:
>
> time tar cf /dev/null /the/directory/you/are/backing/up
>
> Then you should be able to work out whether its the Netapp limiting
> the back up speed, rather than bacula.

be careful with this test, at least some versions of GNU tar will
optimise away the reading of the files when the output is directed at
/dev/null!  use /dev/zero to be sure.

-- 
regards,
Kjetil T. Homme
Linpro AS


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