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Symantec 7 manual Configuring a deduplication storage server, Deduplication configuration tasks

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48Configuring deduplication

Configuring a deduplication storage server

See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide for Windows, Volume I.

See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide for UNIX and Linux, Volume I.

Table 5-1	Deduplication configuration tasks
Task		Procedure
Configure a deduplication storage		See “Configuring a deduplication storage server”
server		on page 48.
Configure a disk pool		See “About deduplication pools” on page 49.
		See “Configuring a deduplication pool”
		on page 50.
Configure a storage unit		See “Configuring a deduplication storage unit”
		on page 52.
Enable client-side deduplication		See “Enabling client deduplication” on page 56.
Configure a backup policy		Use the deduplication storage unit as the
		destination for the backup policy.
		See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide for
		Windows, Volume I.
		See the NetBackupAdministrator'sGuideforUNIX
		and Linux, Volume I.
Configure optimized duplication		See “Configuring optimized deduplication copy”
		on page 57.
		See “Configuring optimized deduplication copy
		behavior” on page 57.
Optionally, specify advanced		See “About the deduplication configuration file”
deduplication settings		on page 60.

See “Editing the deduplication configuration file” on page 60.

See “pd.conf file settings” on page 61.

Configuring a deduplication storage server

Configure in this context means to configure a NetBackup media server as a storage server for deduplication.

When you configure a storage server for deduplication, you specify the following:

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Symantec 7 manual Configuring a deduplication storage server, Deduplication configuration tasks

Contents

Symantec NetBackup Deduplication Guide Symantec NetBackup Deduplication Guide Legal NoticeSymantec Corporation Ellis Street Mountain View, CA Technical Support Contacting Technical SupportLicensing and registration Maintenance agreement resources Contents Paths Chapter Disaster recovery Recovering from a deduplication storage server disk failureDeduplication client backup process Preparing for disasterAbout NetBackup deduplication This chapter includes the following topicsAbout NetBackup deduplication options NetBackup deduplication options Type DescriptionSee the NetBackup PureDisk Getting Started Guide How deduplication worksSee Media server deduplication process on Page Planning your deployment Planning your deduplication deploymentDeployment task Where to find the information Deployment overviewAbout the NetBackup Media Server Deduplication Option About the deduplication storage typeSee About deduplication servers on NetBackup media server deduplication About deduplication serversAbout deduplication nodes Host DescriptionAbout deduplication server requirements About media server deduplication limitationsAbout NetBackup Client Deduplication See the NetBackup PureDisk Deduplication Option Pddo GuideNetBackup client deduplication About client deduplication host requirementsAbout client deduplication requirements About NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials About client deduplication limitationsAbout the network interface for deduplication About firewalls and the deduplication hostsAbout scaling deduplication About compression and encryption About optimized duplication of deduplicated dataOptimized deduplication copy requirements Page Page Optimized deduplication copy limitations About deduplication performance WhenWhen Description How file size may affect the deduplication rateTask Procedure VolumeTo migrate from PureDisk to NetBackup deduplication Migrating from another storage type to deduplicationSee the NetBackup Administrators Guide for Unix and Linux About provisioning the storage About deduplication storage requirementsAbout deduplication storage capacity About the deduplication storage pathsPage Page Installing deduplication About installing deduplicationLicensing NetBackup deduplication About the deduplication license keyReplacing the deduplication storage server host computer See Deleting credentials from a load balancing server on Uninstalling media server deduplication See Adding a load balancing server onPurediskdbuser folder Disable media server deduplication Opt/pdsharedConfiguring deduplication Configuring deduplicationConfiguring a deduplication storage server Deduplication configuration tasksAbout deduplication pools Storage pathsNetwork interface Load balancing servers, if anyConfiguring a deduplication pool Media server deduplication pool propertiesDisk volume Property DescriptionConfiguring a deduplication storage unit Per volumeDeduplication storage unit properties Disk typeDeduplication storage unit recommendations Increase the Maximum concurrent jobs graduallyThrottle traffic to the media servers Configuring backups Enabling client deduplicationConfiguring optimized deduplication copy Configuring optimized deduplication copy behaviorYou can configure optimized copy of deduplicated backups To configure the number of storage lifecycle policy retries Adding a load balancing serverBehavior file resides in the following directories Management Credentials Storage Server About the deduplication configuration file Editing the deduplication configuration filePd.conf file settings DebuglogSetting Default value Possible values Action OptduptimeoutMaximgmbsize See Resetting the deduplication registry on Managing deduplication Managing deduplication serversChanging deduplication storage server properties Deleting a deduplication storage server Determining the deduplication storage server stateChange the value Click OK Getting the storage server configuration Editing a storage server configuration fileFollowing is example output See Getting the storage server configuration on Setting the storage server configuration Deleting a load balancing server configuration fileAlternative, the file may be an edited configuration file Removing a load balancing serverTo remove a media server from a deduplication node Viewing deduplication storage servers Viewing deduplication storage server attributesResetting the deduplication registry Procedure differs on Unix and on WindowsManaging NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials Adding NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentialsYou can manage existing credentials in NetBackup Changing NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials Deleting credentials from a load balancing serverFor sshostname, use the name of the storage server Managing deduplication disk pools Changing deduplication disk pool propertiesSelect the storage server, then select Edit Change Changing the deduplication disk volume state Disk volume state is UP or DownChanging the deduplication pool state Deleting a deduplication pool Determining the deduplication pool stateState is either UP or Down Disk pool state is UP or DownDetermining the deduplication disk volume state Viewing deduplication disk poolsTo determine disk pool state State is either UP or DOWN. The following is example outputMonitoring deduplication activity Monitoring the deduplication ratesYou can monitor deduplication activity Viewing disk reports Many factors affect deduplication performance1describes the disk reports available Disk reports Report DescriptionMonitoring deduplication processes Monitoring deduplication logsNetBackup Deduplication Manager logs Log files are in the /storagepath/log/spad directorySave the file Run the following command For bpbrmAbout VxUL logs Monitoring deduplication storage capacity and usage About deduplication capacity and usage reportingOption Description Credentials Storage ServersAbout deduplication container files Viewing capacity within deduplication container filesDeleting backup images About maintenance processingFollowing are background maintenance processes Disabling deduplication for a clientNetBackup Deduplication Engine queue processing Managing deduplication About maintenance processing Troubleshooting installation issues Installation on Suse Linux failsTroubleshooting configuration issues Cannot configure deduplication storage serverSelect one of the following options Troubleshooting operational issues Disk pool wizard does not display a volumeVerify that the server has sufficient memory Backup jobs fail Volume state changes to Down when volume is unmountedViewing disk errors and events Errors, delayed response, hangsDeduplication event codes and messages Event # NetBackup Message example Severity 1002Task session start request on server An unexpected signal Usage of one or more system Troubleshooting Deduplication event codes and messages Preparing for disaster Moving images off-siteRecovering from a deduplication storage server disk failure See About the deduplication license key onInformation about recovering the master server is available See the NetBackup Troubleshooting GuideProcess to recover from a permanent media server failure Process to recover from a permanent media server failure Page 1is a diagram of the storage server components Deduplication server componentsSeparates the file’s metadata from the file’s content Media server deduplication process Component DescriptionBptm process moves the data to the PureDisk plug-in Deduplication to a PureDisk storage pool Deduplication client backup process Deduplication client componentsDeduplication client backup process Deduplication client backup to a PureDisk storage pool About deduplication fingerprinting Data removal process Index Page