Limiting the network interface bandwidth for the TS7600 ProtecTIER Deduplication Solutions, V3.4.1

Complete the task in this topic to limit the bandwidth or throughput of a network interface, such as a port, on a node that is running replication.

About this task

Note: This task should be performed only if it is important to limit each one of the interfaces separately. If you want to limit the total throughput over the networks, refer to Setting the replication rate limit for the TS7600 ProtecTIER Deduplication Solutions, V3.4.1 and set the physical replication rate limit of the repository.

Procedure

From the Systems Management view, select a system that is being used for replication from the navigation pane. The IP network configuration is displayed.
Highlight one of the devices (e.g. eth3 or eth4) under Replication network appearing in the IP Network configuration pane. The device properties are displayed to the right.
Click Limit bandwidth on the bottom-right of the Device properties window. The Limit network interface bandwidth window is displayed:
Figure 1. Limit network interface bandwidth window
Select the Limit network bandwidth checkbox to redefine the bandwidth speed (in Mbit/Sec). The bandwidth limit value can range from 1 to 1000. Other values will not be accepted. If the checkbox is not selected, the value will default to an unlimited bandwidth speed.
Click Ok. The defined limit is displayed in the Limit (Mbit) field of the Replication network display of the device.

Results

Note: If the bandwidth limitation is changed during replication, the change does not take effect immediately. If replication begins after the bandwidth limitation change, the effect is immediate.