On 02/27 07:47 , Nils Breunese (Lemonbit) wrote:
> We currently running one backup at a time ($Conf{MaxBackups} = 1;).
> This already maxes out the iowait%. The machine is also swapping
> sometimes. If we'd want to do more backups simultaneously, how would
> you prioritize the following possible upgrades:
if it's swapping, that'll max out iowait really fast. get more memory.
Backuppc is I/O bound in many cases. Faster disk is definitely a good idea.
avoid RAID 5 and go to RAID 10 if you can (or is it RAID 0+1 that's
better?). Definitely go with a 3ware card tho; they're 10x easier to manage
than any other RAID card I've worked with.
--
Carl Soderstrom
Systems Administrator
Real-Time Enterprises
www.real-time.com
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