Veritas-bu

[Veritas-bu] Average backup time

2003-03-24 16:29:34
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Average backup time
From: WTSmith AT MAINE DOT EDU (Wayne T. Smith)
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:29:34 -0500
Quarantine wrote, in part:
> And what kind of files?  Average file size?  Just as a point of 
> reference, I can back up >1 GB per minute with a similar master server and 
> STK9840B tape drives.  
> This is for very large compacted files, of course.  For normal generic 
> server backups, I usually see 600-1200KB/sec.

1 GB/min = 135 Mb/sec ... not bad on a 100Mb pipe :-)

1200KB/sec = 9 Mb/sec ... not using much of a 100Mb pipe :-(

cheers, wayne
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Wayne T. Smith -- WTS AT Maine DOT edu
University of Maine System -- UNET -- Systems Software Analyst