SUCCESS! I've finally got the backup of my 1 GB test file from a networked server to the tape library at a respectable 955 MB/min! I can't wait to see how the actual backups do.
It came down to the SCSI driver. Once I updated that, it flew. Thanks to everyone that provided some suggestions...
I backed up the same 1 GB file from two servers to a "backup to disk" device and the transfers were 927 MB/min and 1001 MB/min which is consistent with the mbps rate I've been seeing for file copies so it looks like the delay is being caused by the tape library or configuration settings. I...
Thanks steveot. I did 6 file copies of a ~1 GB file between the media server (workstation) and three servers each. It was a bit slower copying to the servers than pulling from them which I guess is expected considering the servers each have 3-5 drive RAIDS and the media server is just a single...
I'm running BE 9 for a number of Windows 2000 Servers. They all have gigabit NICs and are connected through a Dell PowerConnect gigabit switch. The tape library is a Dell PowerVault 128 T connected to the Media Server (Windows XP) via SCSI. I finally got the system to the point where a 500+ GB...
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