To enable the Veritas Data Deduplication catalog backup with NetBackup client

1. Enable the NetBackup client to perform a backup and restore of the deduplication catalog.

   Backup> dedupe-catalog enable config_name

   config_name is an identifier and must be provided for any operation to be performed on the deduplication server if more than one deduplication server is running in the cluster.

2. Create a new policy. Navigate to the Attributes tab, select MSDP local STU (Storage unit) in Policy storage drop-down. You have to create a local STU as data is written to the media server.

   Note:

   During policy creation, you must select the Policy Type as Standard and also select the Cross Mount Point check box for successful backup operation.

   
3. Navigate to the Schedules tab and create a new schedule as per your requirement.
4. Navigate to the Clients tab. Click New and add the client name (FQDN) which is mentioned during backup configuration (Virtual Name). Select the check box Detect client operating system and click OK.
   
5. Navigate to the Backup Selection tab. Click Browse.
   

   Double click on the vx folder. The dedupe_catalog folder appears. Double-click on the dedupe_catalog folder, and then select the msdp-engine folder. It lists all the files and directories which are to be backed up. Click OK.

   Note:

   When you run the dedupe-catalog enable command from CLISH, all the catalog files and folders that are required for back up are automatically added to the config_name folder under the dedupe_catalog folder. You need not select any files manually. Here, config_name is the name of the deduplication server.

   
6. If there are multiple Veritas Data Deduplication engines, select the engine for which you want to perform the catalog backup and click OK. Select the dedupe_catalog folder if you want catalog backup of both Veritas Data Deduplication engines in a single policy.
7. Run the policy manually or as per schedule.