>> Complaints about slow backup times...... >> It's a AthlonXP 1600, 512MB Ram. >> Both disks are Samsung Spinpoint. >> hda: SAMSUNG HD400LD, ATA DISK drive >> hdb: SAMSUNG HD300LD, ATA DISK drive
The problem is likely your disk configuration on your backup host. 1) Don't use master/slave on a single IDE controller (which typically shows as hda and hdb). Use each drive as a master on its own IDE controller (one disk per cable). Buy another IDE controller card if you have to. Your CDROM should also be separate from the disks. 2) Use hdparm to tune your disks. Make sure DMA is on and the unmask IRQ flag is on. Other thoughts: Use rsync on your localhost instead of tar Don't run X on your server during backups - it just takes away memory that could be used for cache. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
