Vembu NetworkBackup User Guide

Bandwidth Throttling

What is Bandwidth Throttling

• Bandwidth throttling option enables you to limit network bandwidth used by backup jobs. This helps in a balanced network usage in a work environment.

Note: If bandwidth throttling is configured in both client and backup server, then the bandwidth throttling setting of backup server will be active over client settings for backup jobs.

How to get to Bandwidth Throttling page?

• From the Settings tab, select Bandwidth Throttling option.

Options to Bandwidth Throttle:

• When you enabled bandwidth throttling from the client side, you will have two options to choose from:
• Throttle bandwidth always
• Throttle bandwidth ‘From’ - ‘To’

Throttle bandwidth always- This option will keep the applied bandwidth limit always active.

Throttle bandwidth ‘From’ - ‘To’- This option allows you to specify a time frame when the applied throttling will be active.

• You will be asked to specify the maximum throttle limit on client machines that range in : Kbps, Mbps, Gbps.
• In addition, a checkbox to disable throttling during weekends is provided, enable it when required.

• Once done selecting the required configuration, click Save.