To configure Veritas Data Deduplication

1. Log on to the Access Appliance application.

   Select the Quick Actions icon present on the dashboard page, and navigate to Provision Storage > Storage for NetBackup > Veritas Data Deduplication. Click Next. You have to use this option if any instance of Veritas Data Dedupication is already present on the cluster.

   Or, navigate to Settings > Veritas Data Deduplication Management. Click Configure. This option is available only if no Veritas Data Dedupication instances are present on the cluster.

   If you want to configure lockdown mode, refer to the About lockdown modes section in the Access Appliance Administrator's Guide.

2. Under the Activate Policy tab, select Veritas Data Deduplication (WORM) policy and click Complete prerequisites. Select the required storage pools.
   
3. Enter the minimum and maximum retention time details and click Activate policy.
   

   Once the Veritas Data Deduplication (WORM) policy is activated, click Finish.

4. In the Provision storage page, select the Veritas Data Deduplication (WORM) policy and specify the storage requirements. Enter the required information.

   Select storage policy	From the dropdown menu, choose the relevant Veritas Data Deduplication policy (WORM)
   Storage size	Mention the capacity for Veritas Data Deduplication storage. If the Veritas Data Deduplication version is 19.0.1 or lower, the size should be less than 1.236 PiB (approximately). If the Veritas Data Deduplication version is 20.4.0.1 or later, the size should be less than 2.478 PiB (approximately).
   Username	Specify the username to be used
   Password/Confirm Password:	Enter the password for the above username
   VIP (Virtual IP address)	From the drop-down list, select any virtual IP.
   Node	Name of the node on which deduplication service is to be configured (default is None which means any node can be configured)
   Configuration name	Name for the deduplication service. Default value is msdp-engine. Note: This is an optional parameter when the first deduplication server is configured. It is mandatory when you configure the second deduplication server.
   Dedupe version (NBU version)	Select the required version of Veritas Data Deduplication server (NetBackup version) from the drop-down list. This is a mandatory parameter.
   Enable encryption	Select this check box to enable encryption.

   Click Provision storage.

   

   View the Recent Activity panel for the status of the task.

   If you configure a second deduplication server, then you have to specify the name of the deduplication service in the Configuration name field.