The quickest way to find out is to configure a backup without crypto and see how long it takes. You could also do another test with GZIP compression on/off.
---Guy (via iPhone) On 30 Oct 2011, at 16:23, Alex Crow <ac...@integrafin.co.uk> wrote: > >>> If it is supported in any way, I'd be happy to know. If not, what would >>> be the best way about getting it implemented? >> I'd want to be pretty sure its going to help before doing this. On my >> (somewhat aged) development machine, OpenSSL can do AES-128 CBC at 55 >> MB/s (bytes, not bits), so it doesn;t sound like crypto is necessarily >> your bottleneck. >> >> Also, crypto "accelerators" rarely do in my experience. >> > > Ben, > > CPU is: > > model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5540 @ 2.53GHz > > We run 4 backup threads and get 4 cores doing 100% each, still we're > only getting the 80 Megabits. > > Here's the part of the bacula-fd.conf that is relevant: > > FileDaemon { > Name = backup-fd > FDport = 9102 > WorkingDirectory = /var/lib/bacula > Pid Directory = /var/run > Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20 > FDAddress = 127.0.0.1 > > PKI Signatures = Yes > PKI Encryption = Yes > PKI Keypair = "/etc/bacula/keys/bacula-fd.pem" > PKI Master Key = "/etc/bacula/keys/master.cert" > } > > Here's an example job spec: > > Job { > Name = "ias" > JobDefs = "Standard" > Schedule = "With-Basejobs" > FileSet = "ias" > Accurate = yes > Base = "ias-base" > } > > Job { > Name = "ias-base" > Level = Base > JobDefs = "Standard" > FileSet = "ias" > Schedule = "Update-Basejobs" > Accurate = yes > } > > FileSet { > Name = "ias" > Include { > Options { > BaseJob = pmugcs5 > Accurate = mcs5 > Verify = pin5 > signature = MD5 > compression=GZIP > } > File = /nas/ias > } > Exclude { > File = /nas/exclude > } > } > > Storage def from bacula-dir.conf: > > Storage { > Name = Tandberg > Address = 127.0.0.1 > SDPort = 9103 > Password = "e3Ci8AxSF2ewxzX2VgaU" > Device = Tandberg > Autochanger = yes > Media Type = LTO3 > Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20 > AllowCompression = yes > } > > Devices in bacula-sd.conf: > > Autochanger { > Name = Tandberg > Device = IBM0, IBM1 > Changer Device = /dev/sg6 > Changer Command = "/usr/lib64/bacula/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d" > } > > Device { > Name = IBM0 > Drive Index = 0 > Media Type = LTO3 > Archive Device = /dev/st0 > AutomaticMount = yes; > AlwaysOpen = yes; > RemovableMedia = yes; > RandomAccess = no; > Autochanger = yes; > Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 2 > Spool Directory = "/opt/spool/ibm0" > } > > Device { > Name = IBM1 > Drive Index = 1 > Media Type = LTO3 > Archive Device = /dev/st1 > AutomaticMount = yes; > AlwaysOpen = yes; > RemovableMedia = yes; > RandomAccess = no; > Autochanger = yes; > Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 2 > Spool Directory = "/opt/spool/ibm1" > } > > Could it be the "compression=GZIP" in the job defs that is slowing > things down? > > I really should get my colleague to join this as he's the one that set > this up. > > Cheers > > Alex > > > > > -- > This message is intended only for the addressee and may contain > confidential information. Unless you are that person, you may not > disclose its contents or use it in any way and are requested to delete > the message along with any attachments and notify us immediately. > > "Transact" is operated by Integrated Financial Arrangements plc > Domain House, 5-7 Singer Street, London EC2A 4BQ > Tel: (020) 7608 4900 Fax: (020) 7608 5300 > (Registered office: as above; Registered in England and Wales under number: > 3727592) > Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (entered on the > FSA Register; number: 190856) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get your Android app more play: Bring it to the BlackBerry PlayBook > in minutes. BlackBerry App World™ now supports Android™ Apps > for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™. Discover just how easy and simple > it is! http://p.sf.net/sfu/android-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
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