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 |