‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Tuesday, August 24, 2021 8:25 PM, Kevin Korb via rsync <rsync@lists.samba.org> wrote:
> In my experience backing up multiple hosts to a single host can speed > things up. Especially if using rsync over ssh with multiple CPUs on the > single host. You would need to do some experimentation to determine the > best number for your hardware and network. Also, if you exceed that > number you can put more stress on the backup machine lessening the > impact to the hosts being backed up. > > On 8/24/21 3:58 PM, hancooper via rsync wrote: > > > It makes sense to we to run multiple rsync commands to speed up a backup. > > At work, some have argued that if I sync the data all to the same host, > > there is no advantage > > in parallelization. Whether you sync 3x 1G in parallel or 1x 3G makes > > no noticeable difference. > > Speed in general does not increase by increasing the number of sync > > processes. > > However, if one want to sync to multiple hosts, the effort may be > > worthwhile. > > What is the current advice about speeding up data transfer ? > > -- > Kevin Korb Phone: (407) 252-6853 Hi Kevin. What about a single host to another with multiple CPU's ? -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
