> I am noticing my raven server becomes very slow / unresponsive during a
> full backup, it takes about 30-60 minutes to finish the backup.

> The memory is already floating around 25 - 28gb out of 32, but when backup
> is taking place it goes up to 30+.

> Is this to be expected, is there a way that raven could reduce the amount
> of memory it's allowed to use during a backup?

> Paul

> Are you doing full / incremental backup?
> What build? What DB size? To the same disk, another disk?

> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Paul Hinett
> <p...@ukcreativedesigns.com <mailto:p...@ukcreativedesigns.com>> wrote:

>     I am noticing my raven server becomes very slow / unresponsive
>     during a full backup, it takes about 30-60 <tel:30-60> minutes to
>     finish the backup.

>     The memory is already floating around 25 - 28gb out of 32, but
>     when backup is taking place it goes up to 30+.

>     Is this to be expected, is there a way that raven could reduce the
>     amount of memory it's allowed to use during a backup?

>     Paul

> On 19 November 2012 17:45:15, Oren Eini (Ayende Rahien) wrote:

>> Are you doing full / incremental backup?
>> What build? What DB size? To the same disk, another disk?

>> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Paul Hinett
>> <p...@ukcreativedesigns.com <mailto:paul@**ukcreativedesigns.com<p...@ukcreativedesigns.com>>>
>> wrote:

>>     I am noticing my raven server becomes very slow / unresponsive
>>     during a full backup, it takes about 30-60 <tel:30-60> minutes to

>>     finish the backup.

>>     The memory is already floating around 25 - 28gb out of 32, but
>>     when backup is taking place it goes up to 30+.

>>     Is this to be expected, is there a way that raven could reduce the
>>     amount of memory it's allowed to use during a backup?

>>     Paul

> full backups.
> build 2149
> 40gb database size
> to same disk

> Will try to another disk to see if this helps.

> It is likely that during the backup, you are saturating the entire IO
> bandwidth for the disk.
> Can you try backing up to a different drive? Can you do incremental
> backups?

> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Paul Hinett
> <p...@ukcreativedesigns.com <mailto:p...@ukcreativedesigns.com>> wrote:

>     On 19 November 2012 <tel:2012> 17:45:15, Oren Eini (Ayende Rahien)
>     wrote:

>         Are you doing full / incremental backup?
>         What build? What DB size? To the same disk, another disk?

>         On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 <tel:2012> at 2:38 PM, Paul Hinett
>         <p...@ukcreativedesigns.com
>         <mailto:p...@ukcreativedesigns.com>
>         <mailto:paul@__ukcreativedesigns.com
>         <mailto:p...@ukcreativedesigns.com>>> wrote:

>             I am noticing my raven server becomes very slow / unresponsive
>             during a full backup, it takes about 30-60 <tel:30-60>
>         <tel:30-60 <tel:30-60>> minutes to

>             finish the backup.

>             The memory is already floating around 25 - 28gb out of 32, but
>             when backup is taking place it goes up to 30+.

>             Is this to be expected, is there a way that raven could
>         reduce the
>             amount of memory it's allowed to use during a backup?

>             Paul

>     full backups.
>     build 2149 <tel:2149>
>     40gb database size
>     to same disk

>     Will try to another disk to see if this helps.