User ManualTable of ContentsSymantec NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide1Technical Support4Contents71. Introducing NetBackup deduplication11About NetBackup deduplication11About NetBackup deduplication options12How deduplication works142. Planning your deployment17Planning your deduplication deployment17About the deduplication storage type19About the NetBackup Media Server Deduplication Option19About deduplication servers21About deduplication nodes22About deduplication server requirements23About media server deduplication limitations23About NetBackup Client Deduplication24About client deduplication host requirements25About client deduplication requirements25About client deduplication limitations26About NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials26About the network interface for deduplication27About firewalls and the deduplication hosts27About scaling deduplication27About compression and encryption28About optimized duplication of deduplicated data28Optimized deduplication copy requirements28Optimized deduplication copy limitations31About deduplication performance32How file size may affect the deduplication rate33Replacing the PureDisk Deduplication Option with Media Server Deduplication on the same host33Migrating from PureDisk to the NetBackup Media Server Deduplication option34Migrating from another storage type to deduplication353. Provisioning the storage37About provisioning the storage37About deduplication storage requirements37About deduplication storage capacity38About the deduplication storage paths384. Installing deduplication41About installing deduplication41About the deduplication license key42Licensing NetBackup deduplication42Replacing the deduplication storage server host computer42Uninstalling media server deduplication445. Configuring deduplication47Configuring deduplication47Configuring a deduplication storage server48About deduplication pools49Configuring a deduplication pool50Media server deduplication pool properties50Configuring a deduplication storage unit52Deduplication storage unit properties53Deduplication storage unit recommendations54Enabling client deduplication56Configuring backups56Configuring optimized deduplication copy57Configuring optimized deduplication copy behavior57Adding a load balancing server58About the deduplication configuration file60Editing the deduplication configuration file60pd.conf file settings61Reconfiguring the deduplication storage server and storage paths636. Managing deduplication65Managing deduplication servers65Changing deduplication storage server properties66Deleting a deduplication storage server67Determining the deduplication storage server state67Getting the storage server configuration68Editing a storage server configuration file68Setting the storage server configuration70Deleting a load balancing server configuration file70Removing a load balancing server70Viewing deduplication storage servers72Viewing deduplication storage server attributes72Resetting the deduplication registry73Managing NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials74Adding NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials74Changing NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials75Deleting credentials from a load balancing server75Determining which media servers have deduplication credentials76Managing deduplication disk pools76Changing deduplication disk pool properties76Changing the deduplication pool state77Changing the deduplication disk volume state77Deleting a deduplication pool78Determining the deduplication pool state78Determining the deduplication disk volume state79Viewing deduplication disk pools79Monitoring deduplication activity80Monitoring the deduplication rates80Viewing disk reports81Monitoring deduplication processes83Monitoring deduplication logs83Monitoring deduplication storage capacity and usage87About deduplication capacity and usage reporting87About deduplication container files89Viewing capacity within deduplication container files89Deleting backup images90Disabling deduplication for a client90About maintenance processing907. Troubleshooting93Troubleshooting installation issues93Installation on SUSE Linux fails93Troubleshooting configuration issues94Cannot configure deduplication storage server94The disk pool wizard does not display a volume95Troubleshooting operational issues95Verify that the server has sufficient memory95Backup jobs fail96Volume state changes to DOWN when volume is unmounted96Errors, delayed response, hangs97Viewing disk errors and events97Deduplication event codes and messages978. Disaster recovery103Preparing for disaster103Moving images off-site103Recovering from a deduplication storage server disk failure104Recovering from a permanent deduplication storage server failure105Recovering the storage server after NetBackup catalog recovery1079. Deduplication architecture109Deduplication server components109Media server deduplication process111Deduplication client components114Deduplication client backup process114About deduplication fingerprinting117Data removal process118Index119Size: 1.29 MBPages: 122Language: EnglishOpen manual