Slow Backupspeed although 10Gbit network

[mcdaniels]

Hi,
I have got very slow backupspeed of max. 50MB/sec, running on a 10gbit network.
This only happens in VEEAM. When I copy a 2.2GB File from the VM to the physical backupserver 1 get a datarate of 1,2GB/sec.

The managment Network (which is used for veeambackups, if I am right) of the VMWARE ESXI 6.5 is connected to a 10Gbit Intel-nic, the backupserver uses the same Nic.

If I show at the veeam statistics, the bottleneck is the source:

Source: 99%
Proxy: 12%
Network: 2%
Target: 0%

The Esxi is a Dell Poweredge T640, Raid 10, 8HDDs, 10k, SAS.
The Backupserver is a Dell Poweredge T440, Raid 10, 6 x 4TB, SAS 7.2k

ESXI Version: 6.5 (all critical Patches applied)
Veeam Version: 9.5.0/1922

Veeam proxysetting: Transportmode: Network (automatic does no change to speed).

[bdufour]

https://bp.veeam.expert/proxy_servers_i ... twork_mode

Cons
Typically, network mode uses only up to 40% of the available bandwidth of the external VMKernel interface due to throttling mechanisms implemented on the management interfaces.

[nitramd]

How many physical CPUs and how much memory does your backup server have? Veeam uses 1 physical core per disk and about 4GB of RAM per disk.

Is your proxy also located on the backup server?

[nitramd]

Have a look at these proxy specs: https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... r=95#proxy

A proxy uses 2GB memory not 4 -> typo on my part

[mcdaniels]

Hi,
yes proxy = backupserver
16GB of RAM
It is 1x Intel Xeon Bronze 3104, 1.7Ghz, 6-Core

I do no concurrent tasks, I do vm-backup one after one.

BUT: The bottleneck is source, so hm... it cannot be the backupserver? (as you said it is the backupmode of veeam)

Is there a better solution I can use / not using the management-network for backups?

So there is no chance of high speed backup with veeam without altering my environment?

This is also nice:
Generally speaking, network mode is recommended with 10 GB Ethernet.
https://www.veeam.com/blog/vmware-backu ... ation.html

Really, at that speed?!

And in another thread a veeam supporter says: If you have 10GbE for the ESXi mangement network, network mode can easily transfer 300-400MB/s per host.

Hm I am getting only the mentioned max. 50MB/sec

[wishr]

Hi gentlemen,

I would recommend taking a look at that thread explaining what "Source" bottleneck means.

Thank you

[foggy]

Have you tried any other transport mode (hotadd, direct SAN)?

[mcdaniels]

@wishr thank you
@foggy: haven't tried it yet. But in fact network mode is the most compatible and the slowest (as mentioned in the docs). If I would like to go faster, I have to use another mode. It is by design. (this is what I learned)

If I choose to set up a veeam proxy in a VM, do I have to buy additional licenses? I have licensed veeam backup enterprise+ for 4 sockets.

[wishr]

Hi Mcdaniels,

No, you do not have to additionally license any of the B&R components in this situation. The license simply controls the size of the virtual environment that you'd like to back up.

BR,
Fedor

[foggy]

@foggy: haven't tried it yet. But in fact network mode is the most compatible and the slowest (as mentioned in the docs). If I would like to go faster, I have to use another mode. It is by design. (this is what I learned)

Correct, but on 10GB network mode should be faster than you're seeing. Trying some other transport will tell if it is the storage that cannot perform faster or environmental (networking) issue.