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  2. NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide
  3. MSDP volume group (MVG)
  4. CLI for tuning MVG parameters
NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

CLI for tuning MVG parameters

Starting with NetBackup 11.1, the mvgapiutil command-line utility is available to manage MVG tuning parameters. For earlier versions, equivalent REST APIs can be used to achieve the same functionality.

Table:

Task

Command

Equivalent API

Get the load balance configuration.

mvgapiutil lb getconfig

curl -K /uss/config/certificates/controller/.curl_config https://localhost:10100/v1/agent/mvg/loadbalance/config

Set the load balance configuration (edit).

mvgapiutil lb setconfig (opens vi editor)

curl -K /uss/config/certificates/controller/.curl_config https://localhost:10100/v1/agent/mvg/loadbalance/config -d '{"asmt_rb_freezing_timeout": 3600 }' -X PATCH

Set the load balance configuration using input file.

mvgapiutil lb setconfig --input /tmp/mvg-lbconfig.json

curl -K /uss/config/certificates/controller/.curl_config https://localhost:10100/v1/agent/mvg/loadbalance/config -d '{"asmt_rb_freezing_timeout": 3600 }' -X PATCH

Get load balance status (assignments, node state, MVG volume state).

mvgapiutil lb status

curl -K /uss/config/certificates/controller/.curl_config https://localhost:10100/v1/agent/mvg/loadbalance/status

Example JSON for input file (/tmp/mvg-lbconfig.json):

{
  "asmt_rb_freezing_timeout": "15 Minutes",
  "db_agedout": "90 Days"
}

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