Re: which one is faster?
Am Mittwoch, 8. August 2012 schrieb Johannes Wiedersich:
> On 08/08/12 09:14, lina wrote:
> > It's a bit big data to transfer, around 1.1 T,
> >
> > from one server to another server.
> >
> > I checked that rsync is faster than scp,
> > but in my situations rsync has elapsed for 1 hour, I guess the network
> > is also a problem,
> >
> > Here I wish to know are there some tools (better default) can use for
> > fast transferring, regardless the security reason, my data is just
> > some data, no need special security care.
>
> IIUC, the question is not just, which is the fastest tool. If you have
> network problems (ie. intermittent connections) or fear thereof, you
> need a fast *and* a reliable tool.
Yes.
It likely would also be a good idea to fix these network problems ;)
> I suggest you stick with rsync. IMHO it is the best tool for your task.
>
> With the -c option, eg. you could check, whether all files transferred
> correctly, without much demand on the network.
I only use rsync for these kinds of stuff. Its just reliable.
With BTRFS I will investigate btrfs send/receive, but in the first time
I will – as recommended – make sure I run rsync -c after it.
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