Throttling Throughput to Cloud Storage Using Additional Settings

Maximum read, write throughputs to cloud storage can be throttled during certain periods, like the peak business hours.

Procedure

To the MediaAgent computer or the client computer with Storage Accelerator, add the additional settings as shown in the following table.

For instructions about adding an additional setting from the CommCell Console, see Adding an Additional Setting from the CommCell Console.

Additional Setting	Category	Type	Value
nCloudGlobalMaxSendMBPerHour	MediaAgent	Integer	Enter the number of bytes (in MB) that can be sent by all upload processes in an hour.
sCloudGlobalSendHourBucket	MediaAgent	String	Enter the hours during which the nCloudGlobalMaxSendMBPerHour additional setting must be applied.
nCloudGlobalMaxRecvMBPerHour	MediaAgent	Integer	Enter the number of bytes (in MB) that can be received by all processes in an hour.
sCloudGlobalRecvHourBucket	MediaAgent	String	Enter the hours during which the nCloudGlobalMaxRecvMBPerHour additional setting must be applied.
nCloudGlobalUploadThreadPoolMaxCount	MediaAgent	Integer	Enter the total number of concurrent upload threads in a single process, globally for all files to the Cloud Servers. Note Increasing the threads will speed up the backups, but will also result in more memory and CPU consumption.
sCloudGlobalSendDayBucket	MediaAgent	String	Enter the days in which the nCloudGlobalMaxSendMBPerHour to set the throttling control for sending data, to specific days.
sCloudGlobalRecvDayBucket	MediaAgent	String	Enter the days in which the nCloudGlobalMaxRecvMBPerHour to set the throttling control for receiving data, to specific days.