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  2. NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide
  3. Using the NetBackup Deduplication Shell
  4. Managing NetBackup services from the deduplication shell
  5. Managing the deduplication (MSDP) services
NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

Managing the deduplication (MSDP) services

The deduplication services operate the Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP) storage on the storage server. Use the following procedures to manage the MSDP services.

To view the status of the MSDP services

  1. Open an SSH session to the server.
  2. Run the following command:

    dedupe MSDP status

To stop the MSDP services

  1. Open an SSH session to the server.
  2. Check the health monitor status using the following command:

    setting health status

  3. If the health monitor is enabled, stop the monitor using the following command:

    setting health disable

  4. After disabling the health monitor, use the following command to stop the MSDP services:

    dedupe MSDP stop

To start the MSDP services

  1. Open an SSH session to the server.
  2. Start the MSDP services using the following command:

    dedupe MSDP start

  3. Start the health monitor using the following command:

    setting health enable

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