Long time needed for "Building file list" Any suggestions ?

[Robert Sander]

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 12:42:58 +0000 (UTC),
 "Hergaarden, Marcel" <Marcel.Hergaarden at Getronics.com> wrote:

> It takes about 2 hours to create only the file list. 

Hi!

We have a similar problem as we are running dirvish to produce nightly
live backups. The file list building process takes too long.

I have noticed that building the file list is not done in parallel on
the remote host and the local host. Wouldn't that be an option to speed
up the process?

Build the file list in parallel on the source side and the destination
side (there are already two rsync processes running anyway) and compare
the outcome when both have finished. This could easily reduce the time
needed before actually syncing by a factor of 2.

Are there any ideas in this direction?

Greetings
-- 
Robert Sander
Manager                                                  Epigenomics AG
Information Systems        www.epigenomics.com        Kastanienallee 24
+493024345330                                              10435 Berlin

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