Ransomware attackers specifically target and attempt to destroy backup systems to increase the probability of payment. Hardening your system is critical. Please ensure you have reviewed your platform security using the Security Hardening Checklist
Cohesity

COHESITY Documentation

Explore our documentation to get started, discover products & new features, access troubleshooting guides, register sources, platforms support.

Products
Data Security Alliance
Visit Cohesity.com
Demos
Support
Blogs
Developers
Partner Portals
Cohesity Community
© 2026 Cohesity, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Terms of Use|
Privacy Policy|
Legal|
  1. Home
  2. NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section V. Configuring backups
  4. Creating backup policies
  5. Policy Attributes tab
  6. Client-side deduplication (policy attribute)
NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

Client-side deduplication (policy attribute)

The Client-side deduplication attribute appears only if the NetBackup Data Protection Optimization Option license is active.

The following options are available when you configure policies:

Use individual client settings configured in host properties

The client uses Deduplication setting that is configured for it in the host properties.

Disable for all clients

The clients do not deduplicate their own data and do not send their backup data directly to the storage server. The NetBackup clients send their data to a deduplication media server. That server deduplicates the data and then sends it to the storage server.

Enable for all clients

The clients deduplicate their own data. They also send it directly to the storage server. Media server deduplication and data transport are bypassed.

The Deduplication property configures clients for client-side deduplication. The Client-side deduplication attribute overrides the Deduplication property. The Deduplication property is found on the General tab of the Client attributes host properties.

See Where deduplication should occur.

See the NetBackup Deduplication Guide.

Feedback

Was this page helpful?
Previous

Use multiple MSDP nodes (policy attribute)

Next

Enable granular recovery (policy attribute)

Feedback

Was this page helpful?