How to Add Throttling Schedule

Throttle schedule lets you control the data transfer to cloud throughput speed that in turn controls the resource usage (network bandwidth) of the server being transfer to cloud. This schedule is useful if you do not want to affect the server performance during business hours. You can add four time windows per day in your data transfer to cloud throttling schedule. For each time window, you can specify a value, in kbits per second. This value is used to control the transfer to cloud throughput. Valid values start from 300 kbits.

If the data transfer job extends its specified time, then the throttle limit adjusts according to the specified time window. For example, you have defined the data transfer throttle limit as 500 kbits from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, and 2500 kbits from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. If a data transfer job starts at 7:00 PM and runs for three hours, then from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM the throttle limit is 500 kbits and from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM the throttle limit is 2500 kbits.

If more than one source exists in the backup task with virtual standby to the cloud, the sources divide throttle limit equally. For example, you have defined the data transfer throttle limit as 500 kbits and two sources exist in the plan. When the sources transfer data to cloud simultaneously, the throttle limit is 250 kbits for every source. When transfer from one source is complete, the other running source’s throttle limit changes to 500 kbits.

If you do not define any throttling schedule, the data transfer to cloud job runs at maximum speed.

Follow these steps:

1. From the Schedule option screen, click Add for Throttle Schedule.
2. Perform the following steps:
• Enter Throughput Limit. Minimum value is 300.
• Select All or name of specific days for Run Schedule.
• Enter Start Time and End Time.