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NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

, MSDP job details

A

AES encryption
Blowfish encryption, MSDP encryption behavior and compatibilities
AES-256, Modes of rolling data conversion
appliance deduplication, About the NetBackup deduplication options
attributes
clearing deduplication pool, Clearing a Media Server Deduplication Pool attribute
clearing deduplication storage server, Clearing MSDP storage server attributes
setting deduplication pool, Setting a Media Server Deduplication Pool attribute
setting deduplication storage server, Setting MSDP storage server attributes
viewing deduplication pool, Viewing Media Server Deduplication Pool attributes
viewing deduplication storage server, Viewing MSDP storage server attributes
Auto Image Replication
Backup operation in source domain, About MSDP replication to a different domain
configuring MSDP replication to a different domain, Configuring MSDP replication to a different NetBackup domain

B

backup
client deduplication process, MSDP client - side deduplication backup process

C

capacity and usage reporting for deduplication, About MSDP storage capacity and usage reporting
changing deduplication server hostname, About changing the MSDP storage server name or storage path
clearing deduplication pool attributes, Clearing a Media Server Deduplication Pool attribute
client deduplication
components, MSDP client components
compacting container files, About MSDP container files
compression
for MSDP backups, About MSDP compression
for MSDP optimized duplication and replication, About MSDP compression
pd.conf file setting, MSDP pd.conf file parameters
configuring deduplication, Configuring MSDP client-side deduplication
container files
about, About MSDP container files
compaction, About MSDP container files
viewing capacity within, Viewing storage usage within MSDP container files
contentrouter.cfg file
about, About the MSDP contentrouter.cfg file
parameters for data integrity checking, MSDP data integrity checking configuration parameters
ServerOptions for encryption, Configuring encryption for MSDP local storage volume
crcontrol, Modes of rolling data conversion
credentials, About the NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials
adding NetBackup Deduplication Engine, Adding NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials
changing NetBackup Deduplication Engine, Changing NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials

D

data conversion
encryption, Modes of rolling data conversion
data integrity checking
about deduplication, About MSDP data integrity checking
configuration settings for deduplication, MSDP data integrity checking configuration parameters
configuring behavior for deduplication, Configuring MSDP data integrity checking behavior
data removal process
for deduplication, About the MSDP data removal process
database system error, MSDP database system error (220)
deactivating media server deduplication, Deactivating MSDP
deduplication
about credentials, About the NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials
adding credentials, Adding NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials
and Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel and iSCSI comparison for MSDP
and iSCSI, Fibre Channel and iSCSI comparison for MSDP
capacity and usage reporting, About MSDP storage capacity and usage reporting
changing credentials, Changing NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials
client backup process, MSDP client - side deduplication backup process
configuration file, About the MSDP pd.conf configuration file
configuring, Configuring MSDP client-side deduplication
configuring optimized synthetic backups, Configuring optimized synthetic backups for MSDP
container files, About MSDP container files
data removal process, About the MSDP data removal process
limitations, About MSDP unsupported configurations
media server process, Media server deduplication backup process
network interface, About the network interface for MSDP
node, About MSDP deduplication nodes
scaling, About scaling MSDP
deduplication configuration file
editing, Configuring deduplication plug-in interaction with the Multi-Threaded Agent, Editing the MSDP pd.conf file
parameters, MSDP pd.conf file parameters
deduplication data integrity checking
about, About MSDP data integrity checking
configuring behavior for, Configuring MSDP data integrity checking behavior
settings, MSDP data integrity checking configuration parameters
deduplication deduplication pool (see deduplication pool)
deduplication disk volume
changing the state, Changing the MSDP disk volume state
determining the state, Determining the MSDP disk volume state
deduplication encryption
enabling for MSDP backups, Configuring encryption for MSDP local storage volume
deduplication host configuration file, About the MSDP host configuration file
deleting, Deleting an MSDP host configuration file
deduplication hosts
and firewalls, About MSDP port usage
load balancing server, About MSDP load balancing servers
deduplication logs
client deduplication proxy plug-in log, NetBackup MSDP log files
deduplication node
about, About MSDP deduplication nodes
deduplication plug-in
about, MSDP server components
deduplication plug-in configuration file
configuring, Configuring the Deduplication Multi-Threaded Agent behavior
deduplication pool (see deduplication pool)
about, About disk pools for NetBackup deduplication
clearing attributes, Clearing a Media Server Deduplication Pool attribute
properties, Media Server Deduplication Pool properties
setting attributes, Setting a Media Server Deduplication Pool attribute
viewing attributes, Viewing Media Server Deduplication Pool attributes
deduplication port usage
about, About MSDP port usage
troubleshooting, MSDP media write error (84)
deduplication processes do not start, Verify that the MSDP server has sufficient memory
deduplication reference database
about, MSDP server components
deduplication registry
resetting, Resetting the MSDP registry
deduplication servers
components, MSDP server components
deduplication storage capacity
viewing capacity in container files, Viewing storage usage within MSDP container files
deduplication storage server
clearing attributes, Clearing MSDP storage server attributes
components, MSDP server components
deleting the configuration, Deleting the MSDP storage server configuration
determining the state, Determining the MSDP storage server state
editing configuration file, Editing an MSDP storage server configuration file
getting the configuration, Saving the MSDP storage server configuration
setting attributes, Setting MSDP storage server attributes
setting the configuration, Setting the MSDP storage server configuration
viewing attributes, Viewing MSDP storage server attributes
deduplication storage server configuration file
about, About saving the MSDP storage server configuration
deduplication storage server name
changing, About changing the MSDP storage server name or storage path
deleting backup images, Deleting backup images
deleting deduplication host configuration file, Deleting an MSDP host configuration file
df command, MSDP storage full conditions
disaster recovery
protecting the data, About protecting the MSDP data
disk failure
deduplication storage server, Recovering from an MSDP storage server disk failure
disk logs report, About MSDP storage capacity and usage reporting
disk pool status report, About MSDP storage capacity and usage reporting
disk pools
cannot delete, Cannot delete an MSDP disk pool
disk volume
changing the state, Changing the MSDP disk volume state
determining the state of a deduplication, Determining the MSDP disk volume state
volume state changes to down, MSDP volume state changes to DOWN when volume is unmounted
duplication jobs, cancelling, Cannot delete an MSDP disk pool

E

Enable file recovery from VM backup, About MSDP backup policy configuration
encryption
enabling for MSDP backups, Configuring encryption for MSDP local storage volume
pd.conf file setting, MSDP pd.conf file parameters
SHA-2, Modes of rolling data conversion

F

Fibre Channel
and iSCSI comparison, Fibre Channel and iSCSI comparison for MSDP
Fibre Channel and iSCSI comparison for MSDP, Fibre Channel and iSCSI comparison for MSDP
firewalls and deduplication hosts, About MSDP port usage

G

garbage collection (see queue processing)

I

iSCSI
and Fibre Channel comparison, Fibre Channel and iSCSI comparison for MSDP

J

job ID search in unified logs, Examples of using vxlogview to view unified logs

L

limitations
media server deduplication, About MSDP unsupported configurations
load balancing server
about, About MSDP load balancing servers
for deduplication, About MSDP load balancing servers
logs
client deduplication proxy plug-in log, NetBackup MSDP log files

M

maintenance processing (see queue processing)
media server deduplication
process, Media server deduplication backup process
Media Server Deduplication Pool, About disk pools for NetBackup deduplication
creating directories for 400 TB support, Creating the data directories for 400 TB MSDP support
enable 400 TB support, Enabling 400 TB support for MSDP
media server deduplication pool (see deduplication pool)
migrating to NetBackup deduplication, Migrating from another storage type to MSDP
MSDP
replication, About MSDP replication to a different domain
MSDP catalog, About protecting the MSDP catalog
(see also MSDP catalog backup)
about the catalog backup policy, About the MSDP catalog backup policy
about the shadow catalog, About the MSDP shadow catalog
changing the number of shadow copies, Changing the number of MSDP catalog shadow copies
changing the shadow catalog path, Changing the MSDP shadow catalog path
changing the shadow catalog schedule, Changing the MSDP shadow catalog schedule
shadow copy log files, NetBackup MSDP log files
MSDP catalog backup
about protecting the MSDP catalog, About the MSDP catalog backup policy
configuring, Updating an MSDP catalog backup policy
MSDP catalog recovery
process the transation queue., Processing the MSDP transaction queue manually
MSDP drcontrol utility
options, MSDP drcontrol options
MSDP replication
about, About MSDP optimized duplication and replication
MSDP storage rebasing (see rebasing)
mtstrm.conf file
configuring, Configuring the Deduplication Multi-Threaded Agent behavior

N

NetBackup appliance deduplication, About the NetBackup deduplication options
NetBackup deduplication
about, About the NetBackup deduplication options
NetBackup Deduplication Engine
about, MSDP server components
about credentials, About the NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials
adding credentials, Adding NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials
changing credentials, Changing NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials
NetBackup Deduplication Manager
about, MSDP server components
NetBackup deduplication options, About the NetBackup deduplication options
network interface
for deduplication, About the network interface for MSDP
node
deduplication, About MSDP deduplication nodes

O

optimized deduplication
configuring bandwidth, About configuring MSDP optimized duplication and replication bandwidth
configuring for MSDP, Configuring MSDP optimized duplication within the same NetBackup domain
separate network for, Configuring a separate network path for MSDP duplication and replication
optimized deduplication copy
guidance for, About the media servers for MSDP optimized duplication within the same domain
optimized duplication
about, About MSDP optimized duplication and replication
about the media server in common within the same domain, About the media servers for MSDP optimized duplication within the same domain
optimized synthetic backups
configuring for deduplication, Configuring optimized synthetic backups for MSDP

P

pd.conf file
about, About the MSDP pd.conf configuration file
editing, Configuring deduplication plug-in interaction with the Multi-Threaded Agent, Editing the MSDP pd.conf file
parameters, MSDP pd.conf file parameters
port usage
and deduplication, About MSDP port usage
troubleshooting, MSDP media write error (84)
PureDisk Deduplication Pool, About disk pools for NetBackup deduplication

Q

queue processing, About MSDP queue processing
invoke manually, Processing the MSDP transaction queue manually

R

rebasing
about, About MSDP storage rebasing
FP_CACHE_PERIOD_REBASING_THRESHOLD parameter, MSDP pd.conf file parameters
FP_CACHE_REBASING_THRESHOLD parameter, MSDP pd.conf file parameters
RebaseMaxPercentage parameter, MSDP server-side rebasing parameters
RebaseMaxTime parameter, MSDP server-side rebasing parameters
RebaseMinContainers parameter, MSDP server-side rebasing parameters
RebaseScatterThreshold parameter, MSDP server-side rebasing parameters
server-side rebasing parameters, MSDP server-side rebasing parameters
recovery
from deduplication storage server disk failure, Recovering from an MSDP storage server disk failure
Red Hat Linux
deduplication processes do not start, Verify that the MSDP server has sufficient memory
replication
configuring MSDP replication to a different domain, Configuring MSDP replication to a different NetBackup domain
for MSDP, About MSDP optimized duplication and replication, About MSDP replication to a different domain
reports
disk logs, About MSDP storage capacity and usage reporting
disk pool status, About MSDP storage capacity and usage reporting
resetting the deduplication registry, Resetting the MSDP registry
restores
how deduplication restores work, How MSDP restores work

S

scaling deduplication, About scaling MSDP
server not found error, MSDP server not found error
setting deduplication pool attributes, Setting a Media Server Deduplication Pool attribute
SHA-2, Modes of rolling data conversion
SHA-512/256, Modes of rolling data conversion
spa.cfg file
parameters for data integrity checking, MSDP data integrity checking configuration parameters
storage capacity
viewing capacity in container files, Viewing storage usage within MSDP container files
storage lifecycle policies
cancelling duplication jobs, Cannot delete an MSDP disk pool
storage paths
about reconfiguring, About changing the MSDP storage server name or storage path
storage rebasing (see rebasing)
storage server
about the configuration file, About saving the MSDP storage server configuration
changing the name, About changing the MSDP storage server name or storage path
components for deduplication, MSDP server components
deleting the deduplication configuration, Deleting the MSDP storage server configuration
determining the state of a deduplication, Determining the MSDP storage server state
editing deduplication configuration file, Editing an MSDP storage server configuration file
getting deduplication configuration, Saving the MSDP storage server configuration
setting the deduplication configuration, Setting the MSDP storage server configuration
viewing attributes, Viewing MSDP storage server attributes
storage server configuration
getting, Saving the MSDP storage server configuration
setting, Setting the MSDP storage server configuration
storage server configuration file
editing, Editing an MSDP storage server configuration file
storage unit
recommendations for deduplication, MSDP storage unit recommendations
storage unit groups
not supported for Auto Image Replication source, About MSDP replication to a different domain
stream handlers
NetBackup, About MSDP stream handlers

T

troubleshooting
database system error, MSDP database system error (220)
deduplication backup jobs fail, MSDP backup or duplication job fails
deduplication processes do not start, Verify that the MSDP server has sufficient memory
general operational problems, MSDP errors, delayed response, hangs
server not found error, MSDP server not found error

U

unified logging, About unified logging
format of files, About using the vxlogview command to view unified logs
uninstalling media server deduplication, About uninstalling MSDP

V

viewing deduplication pool attributes, Viewing Media Server Deduplication Pool attributes
viewing storage server attributes, Viewing MSDP storage server attributes
VM backup, About MSDP backup policy configuration
vxlogview command, About using the vxlogview command to view unified logs
with job ID option, Examples of using vxlogview to view unified logs

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