diff --git a/NAS_data_migration.md b/NAS_data_migration.md index b4d7fd6..2640702 100644 --- a/NAS_data_migration.md +++ b/NAS_data_migration.md @@ -20,11 +20,14 @@ As of now, transfer speeds are consistently around 20-25 MB/s with the bottlenec |-|-|-| | Device | WD MyCloud EX2 Ultra | WD MyCloud EX2 Ultra | | Firmware | 2.31.204 | 2.31.204 | -| Drives | 2 x 3 TB | 2 x 4 TB | +| Drives | 2 x 3 TB WDC WD30EFRX-68N32N0, FwRev=82.00A82 | 2 x 4 TB WDC WD40EFRX-68N32N0, FwRev=82.00A82 | | Raid | Raid-1 | Raid-0 | | Encrypted | No | Yes | | IP address | 192.168.1.54 | 192.168.1.53 | +Connected using Cat 5E cables via TP-Link TL-SG108 Gigabit switch. + +## Testing First, I enabled ssh access in both NASes via web-ui: @@ -184,4 +187,14 @@ Target write speed: 1073741824 bytes (1.0GB) copied, 41.367580 seconds, 24.8MB/s ``` -Ok, so it would seem drive writing speed would be at fault. But why? \ No newline at end of file +Ok, so it would seem drive writing speed would be at fault. But why? SMB transfers to the drive are faster, 50-70 MB/s, close to advertised. And it would seem that I am not the only one with such problem (SCP slow, SMB fast): + +* https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/slow-nfs-smb-afp-but-fast-scp-read-performance.68077/#post-410296 + +However, the benchmarks around web seem to find scp an rsync much faster than SMB: + +* https://squarism.com/2010/02/12/scp-vs-rsync-vs-smb-vs-ftp/ + +Having depleted my theories I decided to ask WD community: + +https://community.wd.com/t/wd-mycloud-ex2-ultra-2x4tb-slow-write-speeds-over-ssh/250988