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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide
  3. Configuring deduplication
  4. Adding an MSDP load balancing server
Veritas NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

Adding an MSDP load balancing server

You can add a load balancing server to an existing media server deduplication node.

To add a load balancing server

  1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Media and Device Management > Credentials > Storage Server
  2. Select the deduplication storage server.
  3. On the Edit, select Change.
    Change Storage Server dialog box
  4. In the Change Storage Server dialog box, select the Media Servers tab
  5. Select the media server or servers that you want to use as a load balancing server. It must be a supported host.

    The media servers that are checked are configured as load balancing servers.

  6. Click OK.
  7. For all storage units in which Only use the following media servers is configured, ensure that the new load balancing server is selected.

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