Tuning the MSDP configuration from the deduplication shell — NetBackup 10.1.1 | Cohesity Documentation

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Tuning the MSDP configuration from the deduplication shell — NetBackup 10.1.1 | Cohesity Documentation

NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

Tuning the MSDP configuration from the deduplication shell

The default MSDP configuration should work for most installations. However, if you need to make adjustments, use the following commands to set or view the parameters.

Parameter	Description	Commands
AllocationUnitSize	The allocation unit size for the data on the server	To set the parameter: setting set-MSDP-param allocation-unit-size value=<number of MiB> To view the parameter: setting get-MSDP-param allocation-unit-size
DataCheckDays	The number of days to check the data for consistency	To set the parameter: setting set-MSDP-param data-check-days value=<number of days> To view the parameter: setting get-MSDP-param data-check-days
LogRetention	The length of time to keep logs	To set the parameter: setting set-MSDP-param log-retention value=<number of days> To view the parameter: setting get-MSDP-param log-retention
MaxCacheSize	The maximum size of the NetBackup Deduplication Engine (spoold) fingerprint cache	To set the parameter: setting set-MSDP-param max-cache-size value=<number of GB> To view the parameter: setting get-MSDP-param max-fp-cache-size
MaxRetryCount	The maximum number of times to retry a failed transmission	To set the parameter: setting set-MSDP-param max-retry-count value=<number of retry times> To view the parameter: setting get-MSDP-param max-retry-count
SpadLogging	The log level for the NetBackup Deduplication Manager (spad)	To set the parameter: setting set-MSDP-param spad-logging log_level=<value> See Setting the MSDP log level from the deduplication shell. To view the parameter: setting get-MSDP-param spad-logging
SpooldLogging	The log level for the NetBackup Deduplication Engine (spoold)	To set the parameter: setting set-MSDP-param spoold-logging log_level=<value> See Setting the MSDP log level from the deduplication shell. To view the parameter: setting get-MSDP-param spoold-logging
WriteThreadNum	The number of threads for writing data to the data container in parallel	To set the parameter: setting set-MSDP-param write-thread-num value=<number of threads> To view the parameter: setting get-MSDP-param write-thread-num

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