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You can use the Estimate function to estimate the amount of time it takes to process files and directories. The estimated time is a rough calculation of the time required to transfer your data and is based on previous transfers of data between your workstation and the current server. The actual transfer time could be longer or shorter than the estimate due to factors like network traffic, system load on your workstation, or system load on the server.
Since the Estimated Transfer Time is based on previous backup transfer rates, you must run at least one backup operation first. Note that the estimate function does not take into account whether or not files are excluded from backup. The assumption made by the estimation algorithm is that all the files selected will be sent to the server. The Estimated Transfer Time field reads N/A if no files are sent to or from the current server.
Note: During installation, Tivoli Storage Manager creates the .adsmrc file to record statistics from the backup-archive client estimate function. The .adsmrc file resides in the directory named in the $HOME environment variable.