Creating fingerprints and seeding

[lowlander]

Hi,

when seeding a replica based on a remote repository, during the process the action "Creating fingerprints for hard disk (x)" is created.

What is the expected duration in time per GB for this proces ?

[Gostev]

Hi, should be about the same as the speed of reading the backup file from its storage in DR site. Actual math is most basic. Thanks!

[ihussain]

Hi

What does my backup copy job say "Creating fingerprints for Hard disk 0 (x% done)" for every disk on the file server I'm backing up? Is this a bug? It takes ages per disk (over 4 hours) and it's done it five times so far.

Please advise

[foggy]

It is reading the entire disk data to identify what blocks should be transferred to the target. Shouldn't occur normally unless you're mapping the job or VM ID has changed, so I suggest letting our technical staff reviewing the setup to identify the reason.