On either the source or destination storage system, enter the following command: snapmirror throttle n [system:] path n is the new maximum transfer rate in kilobytes per second. A value of zero (0) disables throttling. system is the destination storage system. Use this variable if you are executing the command on the source storage system. path is the destination path. The path can be the /volume_name or /vol/ volume_name/qtree_name
- from the ONTAP Data Protection Online Backup and Recovery manual
"John Stoffel" john.stoffel@taec.toshiba.com Sent by: owner-toasters@mathworks.com 04/23/2008 08:58 AM
To "Mailing Lists" lists@up-south.com cc toasters@mathworks.com Subject Re: snapmirror speed limit ?
Mailing> is there a limit, on the netapp side of things, that would Mailing> prevent snapmirror traffic from increasing beyond 30mbits/sec
Are you going over a LAN or WAN connection to the remote side? And if over the WAN, how long is your ping RTT time? The longer the WAN link, the poorer SnapMirror/SnapVault works, even though they say they have a 2mb TCP Window Size by default.
John John Stoffel - Senior Staff Systems Administrator - System LSI Group Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. - http://www.toshiba.com/taec john.stoffel@taec.toshiba.com - 508-486-1087