Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 08:58:29 -0700 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: damir@voljatel.si Cc: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Subject: Re: copy 150G over 100Mbit Message-ID: <3EDB7425.95472506@mindspring.com> References: <200306021623.17927.damir@voljatel.si>
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Damir Horvat wrote: > I need to copy ~150Gbytes over switched 100Mbit network to new machine (in max > 7-8 hours). The best you can expect is ((150 * 8 / 100) * 1024) / 60 = ~3.4 hours. That assumes that your transfer rate off/on the disks on each end can keep up with 100Mbit... which they can't. > I've tryed rsync and cp over NFS. Both came down roughly to 2Gig's per hour, > which is unacceptable. The only option left (as I see it) is to try with > cross-over cable. Your disk I/O will be your limiting factor, not your network speed. -- Terry
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