On Monday 18 December 2006 17:39, Vadim A. Umanski wrote: > Item 1: Implement a server-side compression feature > Date: 18 December 2006 > Origin: Vadim A. Umanski , e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Status: > What: The ability to compress backup data on server receiving data > instead of doing that on client sending data. > Why: The need is practical. I've got some machines that can send > data to the network 4 or 5 times faster than compressing > them (I've measured that). They're using fast enough SCSI/FC > disk subsystems but rather slow CPUs (ex. UltraSPARC II). > And the backup server has got a quite fast CPUs (ex. Dual P4 > Xeons) and quite a low load. When you have 20, 50 or 100 GB > of raw data - running a job 4 to 5 times faster - that > really matters. On the other hand, the data can be > compressed 50% or better - so losing twice more space for > disk backup is not good at all. And the network is all mine > (I have a dedicated management/provisioning network) and I > can get as high bandwidth as I need - 100Mbps, 1000Mbps... > That's why the server-side compression feature is needed! > Notes: >
I have entered it into the projects file. Regards, Kern ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
