I think it's pretty clear that it is something with your LTO5 library.
Switch/fibre cables, drive, etc?


On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Simon Weaver <[email protected]> wrote:

>  I am referring to doing a backup over the Local Area Network to either
> the LTO4 or LTO5 drive via a Media Server.
>
>  The only thing SAN Attached is the Media Server to the LTO4 and LTO5
> library.
>
>  One client is in the same room as the Media Server and backups to the
> LTO5 is bad. Yet going through all the diagnostics on the HP ESL show
> nothing.
> For now, I have reverted back to the LTO4, where speeds are great!
>
>  But it makes ZERO sense. I do feel it is comms related, but it is trying
> to prove that.
> Simon
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> *To:* Patrick Whelan
> *Cc:* [email protected]; Simon Weaver
> *Subject:* Re: [Veritas-bu] ESL Poor LAN Performance
>
>   I assume he means a normal backup over the network, versus a FT or SAN
> Media Server backup.
>
>  I would suggest looking at the drive it was using and seeing if there is
> something wrong there. Maybe shut that one down to see if it has an issue.
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 8:00 AM, Patrick Whelan <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>>  You’ve lost me. What do you mean by over the LAN? What is difference
>> between the two policies?
>>
>>
>>
>> Many regards,
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>> Pat Whelan
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>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Simon Weaver
>> *Sent:* 19 November 2013 13:50
>> *To:* [email protected]
>> *Subject:* [Veritas-bu] ESL Poor LAN Performance
>>
>>
>>
>> Feel like my second home at the mo....
>>
>> I have a crazy situation here, so wonder if anyone with HP G3 ESL
>> experience can help.
>>
>>
>>
>> 7.5 environment, separate Media Server that can backup to LTO4 Library
>> and new ESL Library.
>>
>>
>>
>> Problem. Backups over the LAN throughput is really bad going to the LTO5
>> Library.
>>
>>
>>
>> To give you an idea, 20 hours to backup 100GB.
>>
>> I cancel the job, revert backup policy to the LTO4 library, same media
>> server and backups of the same capacity done in 2 hours.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have gone through all settings on the ESL, cannot see anything, found
>> nothing to research, but I cannot sustain this sort of throughput!
>>
>>
>>
>> Yet, I cannot quite understand why this is happening.
>>
>> Any ideas welcome!
>>
>> Simon
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