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is this the first time, it's been backed up ? 
 
purchase a faster disk subsystem ? 
 
what is the datastore ?
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Hi Andrew, 
 
it has been doing this for some time and before I got involved. 
 
We have around 51 VMs total and about 4VMs experiencing slow backup. 
 
Storage is Dell EqualLogic and EMC - VM in question is on Dell EqualLogic. Non-SSD 
 
VM is on Datastore1 
 
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but are these slow, because they are large ?
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please see report - is not consistent - size does not matter. 
 
Name &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Status &nbsp; &nbsp; Start time &nbsp;End time &nbsp; Size &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Read &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; TransferredDuration &nbsp; &nbsp;Details 
 
VM13363 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:01:52 &nbsp; 21:06:27 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 217.0 MB &nbsp; 55.1 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 00:04:35 
 
 
 
VM14409 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:01:52 &nbsp; 21:08:35 100.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;1.6 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 727.9 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:06:42 
 
 
 
VM14411 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:06:03 &nbsp; 21:10:47 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.6 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 848.5 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:04:44 
 
 
 
VM14412 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:06:08 &nbsp; 21:10:48 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.6 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 861.3 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:04:39 
 
 
 
VM14435 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:06:40 &nbsp; 21:12:05 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.9 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.1 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:05:24 
 
 
 
VM14410 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:06:20 &nbsp; 21:11:40 150.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;2.4 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.1 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:05:20 
 
 
 
VM14402 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:09:06 &nbsp; 21:11:41 100.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;273.0 MB &nbsp; 57.1 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 00:02:34 
 
 
 
VM14399 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:10:53 &nbsp; 21:15:51 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.5 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 661.9 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:04:57 
 
 
 
VM14401 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:11:14 &nbsp; 21:16:09 100.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;1.7 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 657.1 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:04:55 
 
 
 
VM14400 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:13:43 &nbsp; 21:21:31 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.4 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 661.2 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:07:48 
 
 
 
VM14403 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:13:59 &nbsp; 21:29:52 400.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;10.4 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;2.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:15:52 
 
 
 
VM14405 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:06:56 &nbsp; 21:36:31 150.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;29.5 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;18.6 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 00:29:35 
 
 
 
VM16472 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:07:37 &nbsp; 21:09:54 100.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;296.0 MB &nbsp; 102.4 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:02:17 
 
 
 
VM13365 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:08:35 &nbsp; 21:11:12 100.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;219.0 MB &nbsp; 35.1 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 00:02:37 
 
 
 
VM11304 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:09:55 &nbsp; 21:14:27 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 747.0 MB &nbsp; 302.3 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:04:32 
 
 
 
VM09222 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:09:55 &nbsp; 23:50:12 150.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;145.5 GB &nbsp; 7.4 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;02:40:16 
 
 
 
VM13352 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:10:22 &nbsp; 21:17:44 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.3 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 488.8 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:07:22 
 
 
 
VM13383 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:16:33 &nbsp; 23:19:26 400.0 GB &nbsp; 43.8 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 11.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 02:02:53 
 
 
 
VM13385 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:10:42 &nbsp; 21:18:03 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.4 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 603.7 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:07:20 
 
 
 
VM13382 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:10:48 &nbsp; 21:14:46 100.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;1.1 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 535.2 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:03:58 
 
 
 
VM13381 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:15:11 &nbsp; 21:19:46 100.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;1.9 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 778.6 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:04:34 
 
 
 
VM13384 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:18:06 &nbsp; 21:23:53 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.4 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 638.1 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:05:47 
 
 
 
VM10272 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:18:58 00:30:06 (+1)100.0 GB 96.5 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 50.5 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 03:11:07 
 
 
 
VM15464 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:20:47 &nbsp; 21:25:07 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;829.0 MB &nbsp; &nbsp;468.6 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:04:19 
 
 
 
VM13374 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:22:25 &nbsp; 21:30:01 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 2.2 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.1 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:07:35 
 
 
 
VM14433 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:23:08 &nbsp; 21:29:23 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.4 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 687.6 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:06:15 
 
 
 
VM14434 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:24:20 &nbsp; 21:28:53 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.4 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 718.7 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:04:33 
 
 
 
VM13370 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:25:19 &nbsp; 21:30:51 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.3 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 691.6 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:05:31 
 
 
 
VM13375 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:27:59 01:36:23 (+1)555.0 GB &nbsp;142.1 GB &nbsp; 31.5 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 04:08:24 
 
 
 
VM15443 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:29:16 &nbsp; 21:32:32 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 785.0 MB &nbsp; 186.1 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:03:15 
 
 
 
VM13371 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:28:41 &nbsp; 21:33:07 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.3 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 585.2 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:04:26 
 
 
 
VM13372 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:30:14 &nbsp; 21:34:03 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.2 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 556.0 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:03:48 
 
 
 
VM13373 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:31:07 &nbsp; 21:35:31 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.5 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 677.4 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:04:23 
 
 
 
VM13355 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:31:43 &nbsp; 21:34:21 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 500.0 MB &nbsp; 83.2 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 00:02:37 
 
 
 
VM11299 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:31:53 &nbsp; 21:52:41 100.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;10.1 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;7.7 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:20:47 
 
 
 
VM15439 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:32:19 &nbsp; 21:36:11 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 1.1 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 403.1 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:03:52 
 
 
 
VM14397 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:33:26 &nbsp; 21:35:34 100.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;336.0 MB &nbsp; 80.0 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 00:02:08 
 
 
 
VM09227 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:36:13 &nbsp; 22:22:36 50.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;44.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 69.3 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 00:46:22 
 
 
 
VM14398 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:40:55 &nbsp; 21:43:15 100.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;248.0 MB &nbsp; 67.5 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 00:02:19 
 
 
 
VM14407 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:43:19 &nbsp; 21:45:35 150.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;307.0 MB &nbsp; 84.0 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 00:02:15 
 
 
 
VM09235 &nbsp; &nbsp;Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:33:47 &nbsp; 22:58:24 105.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp;101.0 GB &nbsp; 127.2 MB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;01:24:36 
 
 
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VM13387 &nbsp; Success &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 21:34:54 &nbsp; 21:41:50 200.0 GB &nbsp; 4.5 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; 2.0 GB &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;00:06:55 
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are all VMs are the same datastore ? 
 
same SAN ? 
 
what if you backup the VM, on it's own, and not along side others ?
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are all VMs are the same datastore ? 
 
just looking at long jobs. 
 
VM14405 - EMC DS4 
VM13383 - EMC DS1 
VM10272 - EMC DS4 
VM13375 - Dell &nbsp;DS1 
VM09235 - EMC DS2 
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&nbsp;same SAN ? see Above 
 
&nbsp;what if you backup the VM, on it's own, and not along side others ? 
 
All done in one policy - I am reviewing this (was done by my predecessor - not good practice) 
 
I have started to split this per server and types.
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Yes, that's what I'm saying run a test backup of these VMs are their own. 
 
looks like datastore contention.
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How is the SAN connected? 
 
Those numbers seem very suspiciously rounded! 10MB/s &amp;&nbsp;5MB/s
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do you require any further assistance to close out this question.
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Hi Andrew and Gerald, 
 
got slight sidetracked last two weeks. 
 
EMC is Fibre and Dell currently iScsi.
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run the job for a single VM, what is the speed ? 
 
when no other jobs are running
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We are seeking Veeam backup taken too long for couple of servers - due to very slow disk read. 
 
Any advise welcome. 
 
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We are seeking Veeam backup taken too long for couple of servers - due to very slow disk read.

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