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SLOW backing up to USB
Hello all! This is my first post here so forgive me if I'm asking something i did not find in the forums already. We have lots of sites with the NV+ NAS and here is our setup; ESX4 with Vrang...
TeknoJnky wrote: also you may want to check the frontview > peformance > enable fast usb writes
The option is found under System > Performance. Remember to properly unmount the disk if you check this option:
http://www.readynas.com/forum/faq.php#How_do_I_improve_write_speeds_of_USB_External_Drive_attached_to_ReadyNAS%3F.
B52hbuff wrote: EXT3 is fastest.
EXT2 is faster actually.
B52hbuff wrote:
NTFS seems to be slower.
Yes it is. FAT32 (has a 4GB per file limitation) is in-between NTFS and EXT3 performance wise.
Another thing to be aware of is: Does your USB disk have a sleep timer? If so, connect the disk up to a PC, run the utility, tell the drive never to go to sleep, apply the changes and disconnect it from the PC.
USB speeds still aren't going to be that great on the NV+ (slow CPU etc.). The NVX, Pro etc. can do USB backups quicker and have decent speeds backing up to disks formatted using the NTFS filesystem.
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