Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Fragmentation of restored file

2009-10-13 17:24:31
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Fragmentation of restored file
From: Bruno Friedmann <bruno AT ioda-net DOT ch>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:20:14 +0200
justAck wrote:
> Hi,
> I still have to learn bacula internals, but urgently need answer for
> question regarding fragmentation of restored file(s).
> 
> Perhaps someone did backup of heavily fragmented file (size: ~100G) and then
> restored it to clean XFS volume on idle box.
> What is more likely:
> a) result file will be most likely not fragmented on disk at all
> b) result file may become fragmented if <some condition>
> c) result file will be as fragmented as initial file was
> d) result file may be even more fragmented as initial file was
> 
> The problem is that copying of restored file is ~20% slower than expected
> (than other files), I doubt if bacula may be a reason of this slowdown (e.g.
> result of restore is very fragmented). 
> 
> Please advice.

You could also use defrag on xfs volume

xfs_fsr -t 10800 -vvvv /your_moint_point

-- 

     Bruno Friedmann

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