Limiting the network bandwidth of a backup job

Continuous Protection Server lets you specify network bandwidth properties to better manage your resources during backup jobs.

The network bandwidth setting applies to all active backup jobs running between two computers. The most restrictive bandwidth setting is applied to all running jobs.

To limit the network bandwidth of a backup job

  1. On the navigation bar, click Setup.

  2. In the selection pane, click Backup Jobs.

  3. In the results pane, select the backup job.

  4. In the task pane, under Backup Job Tasks, click Properties.

  5. Under Settings, click Bandwidth.

  6. Click Add.

  7. Complete the options that you want.


    Source server

    Select the server from which the files are copied during the backup job.

    Limit bandwidth usage to

    Select the bandwidth that is allocated to the backup job process.

    Network connection type

    Select the type of connection existing between the Business Server and Protection Server.

  8. Click OK.

  9. Click OK in the Backup Job Properties dialog box.

Limiting the network bandwidth of a backup job