>> This is normal. If you want fast compression do not use software >> compression and use a tape drive with HW compression like LTO drives. >> >> John > Not really an option for file/disk devices though. > > I've been tempted to experiment with BTRFS using LZO or standard zlib > compression for storing the volumes and see how the performance compares > to having bacula-fd do the compression before sending - I have a > suspicion the former might be better.. >
Doing the compression at the filesystem level is an idea I have wanted to try for several years. Hopefully one of the filesystems that support this becomes stable soon. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
