I feel like an idiot asking this question, but I can't wrap my old man brain around this math anymore. I fully understand and can correlate kb/s vs KB/s vs mb/s etc, but I need some help here.
My ISP taps me out at 250GB per month. I meter SAB's download speed. If I max it out (3MB/s on my cable connection) I can hit my quota within days. I'm wondering how many kb/s or KB/s, running 24/7 for 30 days, would equate to 250GB downloaded in that 30 day period. This was I can keep SAB running around the clock, albeit slowly, so the media share will slowly fill with my backlog. Once all the initial stuff is downloaded, I should be able to reset the metered rate, as I'll just be grabbing new episodes as they air.
Help calculating speed to satisfy quota
Re: Help calculating speed to satisfy quota
You can also use SABnzbd's own quota system (Config->Switches).
That way downloading will simply stop when the quota is consumed
and resume once the reset date is reached. Set something like 200G as quota.
Of course you can use a lower speed, but why?
You'll just be waiting longer for first results.
But if you want the speed: 103 KBytes/sec will consume your full quota in 30 days.
250G / 30 / 24 / 60 /60 = 103K
That way downloading will simply stop when the quota is consumed
and resume once the reset date is reached. Set something like 200G as quota.
Of course you can use a lower speed, but why?
You'll just be waiting longer for first results.
But if you want the speed: 103 KBytes/sec will consume your full quota in 30 days.
250G / 30 / 24 / 60 /60 = 103K
Re: Help calculating speed to satisfy quota
Thanks. I tried using the built-in quota settings but it didn't work (said I met the quota immediately). I played around with it and couldn't get it to work.
Re: Help calculating speed to satisfy quota
What did you enter?
And did you pick monthly and set a month day?
And did you pick monthly and set a month day?
Re: Help calculating speed to satisfy quota
In "Size" I put "150g" (to allow for other regular family network traffic)
In "Quote Period" I have "month"
In "Reset Day" I have "18"
Auto resume is checked.
As soon as I click "Save", sab stops downloading and I get a warning in the log that the quota has been reached.
In "Quote Period" I have "month"
In "Reset Day" I have "18"
Auto resume is checked.
As soon as I click "Save", sab stops downloading and I get a warning in the log that the quota has been reached.
Re: Help calculating speed to satisfy quota
It will do that when you already downloaded that much.
Re: Help calculating speed to satisfy quota
How do I reset everything then so Sab thinks I'm starting fresh?
Re: Help calculating speed to satisfy quota
Stop SABnzbd, remove file totals9.sab and start again.
Location described here: http://wiki.sabnzbd.org/configure-0-7
Look in the sub folder "admin".
You'll reset all counters this way.
Location described here: http://wiki.sabnzbd.org/configure-0-7
Look in the sub folder "admin".
You'll reset all counters this way.