> > I've noticed a marked slowness in transfer rates after switching to rsync > (from ftp) for mirroring purposes. > > Our script (which runs the rsync line taken from the mirroring page at > apache.org and then does some minor local adjustments such as moving things > from tmp to the ftp area, etc.) begins to run at around 3:30/4am and often > does not finish until late afternoon. > > using ftp under these same circumstances (time, script, etc.) was much > quicker and took under an hour or two. > > i recall some mention of disallowing ftp for mirroring. this is a concern > of mine as i feel as though rsync may be causing more bandwidth usage > problems (given that it is running during business hours/busier traffic > hours) than it is worth. > > i would appreciate some thoughts on this. > has anyone else expressed any feelings corroberating my above statements? > > thanks much, > .april >
I'm moving from FTP to rsync wherever I can, even on binary files, because rsync mirrors run considerably faster for me. are you using some weird options that slow down your rsync ? --w
