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Re: [Xen-users] Just some (probably useless) information

To: Brandon Lamb <brandonlamb@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Just some (probably useless) information
From: Grant McWilliams <grantmasterflash@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:58:29 -0700
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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/file
images 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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