Why is data transfer slow while transferring data in between NFS share from one data center to another?
Issue
- While transferring data internally in DATA CENTER A, getting a good speed
# dd if=/dev/zero of=aaa.txt bs=1048576 count=1000
1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 3.91387 seconds, 268 MB/s
- While transferring data internally in DATA CENTER B, speed is slow
# dd if=/dev/zero of=aaa.txt bs=1048576 count=1000
1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 34.1162 seconds, 30.7 MB/s
- While transferring data in between the data centers speed is slow
- From Data Center A to B
# dd if=/dev/zero of=aaa.txt bs=1048576 count=1000
1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 16.4051 seconds, 63.9 MB/s
- From Data Center B to A
# dd if=/dev/zero of=aaa.txt bs=1048576 count=1000
1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 18.1717 seconds, 57.7 MB/s
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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