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Add Backup Throttle Schedule

Follow these steps:

1. From the Arcserve UDP Agent (Windows) home page (or Arcserve UDP Agent (Windows) Monitor), select Settings from the taskbar and then select the Backup Settings tab. When the Backup Settings dialog opens, select Schedule.

   The Backup Settings Advanced Schedule dialog opens.

2. From the Backup Settings Advanced Schedule dialog, click Add and then click Add Throttle Schedule.

   The Add New Throttle Schedule dialog opens.

   

3. Enter the following fields:

   Throughput Limit

   Specify the maximum speed (MB/min) at which the backup will be written.

   You can throttle the backup speed to reduce CPU or network utilization. However, by limiting the backup speed, it has an adverse effect on the backup window. As you lower the maximum backup speed it increases the amount of time to perform the backup. For a backup job, the Job Monitor on the homepage will display the average Read and Write speed of the job in progress and the configured throttle speed limit.

   Note: By default, the throttle backup speed option is not enabled and backup speed is not being controlled.

   Start Time

   Specify the time of the day to start applying the configured backup throttle settings.

   Until

   Specify the time of the day to stop applying the configured backup throttle settings.

4. Click Save

   Your settings are saved.

Notes:

• You can add up to 4 time windows for any week day.
• The throttling value control the backup speed. For example, if you set 2 time windows, 1 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, backup throughput limit is 1500 MB/minute, and 1 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, backup throughput limit is 3000 MB/minute. If a backup job runs from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, the throughput will be 1500 MB/minute from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, and change to 3000 MB/minute from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
• The time window cannot be set across multiple days. You can only configure the time window from 12:00 AM to 11:45 PM. If the throttle schedule ends at 11:45 PM, the schedule takes effect until the next day.
• Backup throttle schedule applies to repeat backup, as well as daily / weekly / monthly backups.