Sun Microsystems SUN FIRE X4500 - Manual (Page 18)

17 Frequently Asked Questions Sun Microsystems, Inc.
A2: Yes. A Proof-of-Concept was done for a large customer and 10GB Ethernet was part of the testing. Using a Neterion
Xframe II and the xge driver, 8 clients capable of delivering 100MB/sec each were configured to backup to a X4500.
Jumbo Frames were enabled on all components. Throughput rates of 500-550 MB/sec were achieved using the
Zpool/ZFS configurations mentioned above. Image duplication between two X4500 Media Servers was measured at 350
MB/sec.
Q3. How can I achieve even higher aggregate backup speeds?
A4. By configuring additional X4500 Media Servers and placing all the Disk Storage Units from all Media Servers into a
single Storage Unit Group, Netbackup can effectively round-robin across multiple X4500s for even higher aggregate
throughput rates.