Configuring MSDP server-side deduplication
This topic describes how to configure media server deduplication in NetBackup.
Table: MSDP configuration tasks describes the configuration tasks.
The NetBackup Administrator's Guide describes how to configure a base NetBackup environment.
See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I:
http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332
Table: MSDP configuration tasks
Step | Task | Procedure |
|---|---|---|
Step 1 | Install the license for deduplication | |
Step 2 | Create NetBackup log file directories on the master server and the media servers | |
Step 3 | Configure the Deduplication Multi-Threaded Agent behavior | The Deduplication Multi-Threaded Agent uses the default configuration values that control its behavior. You can change those values if you want to do so. See About the MSDP Deduplication Multi-Threaded Agent. See Configuring the Deduplication Multi-Threaded Agent behavior. See Configuring deduplication plug-in interaction with the Multi-Threaded Agent. |
Step 4 | Configure the fingerprint cache behavior | Configuring the fingerprint cache behavior is optional. |
Step 5 | Enable support for 96-TB MSDP | Before you configure a storage server that hosts a 96-TB , you must enable support for that size storage. |
Step 6 | Configure a deduplication storage server | How many storage servers you configure depends on: your storage requirements and on whether or not you use optimized duplication or replication. When you configure a storage server, the wizard also lets you configure a disk pool and a storage unit. See About MSDP storage servers. See MSDP storage path properties. See About MSDP optimized duplication and replication. Which type of storage server to configure depends on the storage destination. See About the NetBackup deduplication destinations. See Configuring a storage server for a Media Server Deduplication Pool. |
Step 7 | Configure a disk pool | If you already configured a disk pool when you configured the storage server, you can skip this step. How many disk pools you configure depends on: your storage requirements and on whether or not you use optimized duplication or replication. |
Step 8 | Create the data directories for 96-TB support | For a 96-TB , you must create the data directories under the mount points for the storage directories. |
Step 9 | Add the other volumes for 96-TB support | For a 96-TB , you must add the second and third volumes to the disk pool. See Adding volumes to a 96-TB Media Server Deduplication Pool. |
Step 10 | Configure a storage unit | See Configuring a Media Server Deduplication Pool storage unit. |
Step 11 | Enable encryption | Encryption is optional. |
Step 12 | Configure optimized synthetic backups | Optimized synthetic backups are optional. |
Step 13 | Configure MSDP restore behavior | Optionally, you can configure NetBackup to bypass media servers during restores. |
Step 14 | Configure optimized duplication copy | Optimized duplication is optional. |
Step 15 | Configure replication | Replication is optional. |
Step 16 | Configure a backup policy | Use the deduplication storage unit as the destination for the backup policy. If you configured replication, use the storage lifecycle policy as the storage destination. |
Step 17 | Specify advanced deduplication settings | Advanced settings are optional. See About the MSDP pd.conf configuration file. |
Step 18 | Protect the MSDP data and catalog |