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Re: [Xen-users] Just some (probably useless) information 
| On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 12:37 AM, Brandon Lamb <brandonlamb@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote: 
I did a very non scientific test for speeds of backing up disk/fileimages to disk/file backups
 
 I used lvm for both the disk based and to put the files onto during
 the test. I used four 640gig sata 3.0gbps drives in a raid 10. There
 was 2083 megabytes used on the filesystem, a windows xp install.
 
 dd disk -> disk = 36 minutes
 
 ntfsclone disk -> disk = 4 minutes
 
 ntfsclone disk -> file = 2 minutes
 
 cp file -> file = 11 seconds
 
 So now I am left with the question of do I use file based images which
 will have slower performance but super fast backup times, or go with a
 lvm -> disk/file for the backup.
 
 My particular use case will be a user gets a 20 gig drive for xp,
 their it guy will do manual image backup creation. If they blow up
 their windows box we will have a "click click" ok now they are running
 againback up using the backup disk/file image. If I use all disk based
 images then I will have to also create a file backup of the backup
 disk for my remote backup box to save in case the host dies.
 
 
 
 You copied 2GB in 11 seconds?
 
 Grant McWilliams
 
 
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