Table 7
shows the typical ongoing replication times depending on link speeds and how long the
initialization process will take depending on if initialization is done via co-location or the WAN link.
Use this table as a reference guide.
Table 7 Sample Initialization and Replication Times
Initial
Link
Backup
backup
speed in
time at
size in
Mb/sec
25
GB
MB/sec
in hours
50
0.6
100
1.1
2
500
5.6
1000
11.1
100
1.1
10
500
5.6
1000
11.1
100
1.1
15
500
5.6
1000
11.1
100
1.1
30
500
5.6
1000
11.1
100
50
1.1
Initial.
Initial.
Ongoing
time via
time via
replica-
WAN in
co-loca-
tion time
hours
tion in
in hours
(66% effi-
hours,
(1% Data
ciency
replica-
change
unconten-
tion on
rate)
ded),
GbE
unconten-
compres-
ded link
sion at
(100%
1.5:1,
utiliza-
deduplic-
tion)
ation at
1.5:1,
local
backups
in pro-
gress
37.1
0.5
1.5
74.2
1.0
3.1
370.9*
5.0
15.3*
741.8*
9.9
30.6*
14.8
1.0
0.6
74.2
5.0
3.1
148.4*
9.9
6.1
9.9
1.0
0.4
49.5
5.0
2.1
98.9*
9.9
4.3
4.9
1.0
0.4
24.7
5.0
2.1
49.5
9.9
4.3
3.0
1.0
0.4
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Limiting
Ongoing
Limiting
factor in
replica-
factor in
replica-
tion time
replica-
tion
in hours
tion
(1% data
change
rate) —
25% util-
ization
link
WAN
WAN
6.1
link
link
12.3
61.3*
122.6*
WAN
WAN
2.5
link
link
12.3
24.5
WAN
WAN
link/D2D
1.6
link
appliance
8.2
16.3
D2D ap-
WAN
0.8
pliance
link
4.1
8.2
WAN
D2D ap-
0.5
link/D2D
pliance
appliance
89
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