About MSDP deduplication nodes

A media server deduplication node comprises the following:

Storage server	The storage server deduplicates the backups, writes the data to the storage, and manages the storage.
Load balancing servers	Load balancing servers assist the storage server by deduplicating backups. Load balancing servers are optional. See About MSDP load balancing servers.
Storage	See About the NetBackup deduplication destinations.
Clients	The clients may include the clients that deduplicate their own data (Client Direct).

Multiple media server deduplication nodes can exist. Nodes cannot share servers or storage.

Each node manages its own storage. Deduplication within each node is supported; deduplication between nodes is not supported.

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