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Backup to Disk Causes Entire Network to Lag

mbjoe
Level 4

We have a new backup job that using Backup to Disk to an EMC Data Domain 160.

When running the backup, the entire network slows down to basically a halt, yet the backup still runs as normal.

We have another similar backup at a different location, and it works perfectly fine without affecting the network there.

The devices are all connected to inter-connected switches, so it doesn't really make sense why this is a problem and I'm kind of stuck at this point.

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teiva-boy
Level 6

Why not try a direct x-over connection to the DD160?

Or why not a VLAN for the backup network?

Have you isolated with wireshark whats affecting the traffic?  Perhaps your switch is overloaded?