Netbackup deduplication license

Last Published: Product s : NetBackup 8. Introducing the NetBackup media server deduplication option. About the NetBackup deduplication options Veritas NetBackup provides the deduplication options that let you deduplicate data everywhere, as close to the source of data as you require. Deduplication everywhere provides the following benefits: Reduce the amount of data that is stored. Reduce backup bandwidth. It is based on the size of the data to be backed up, not on the size of the deduplicated data.

If you remove the license or if it expires, you cannot create new deduplication disk pools. NetBackup does not delete the disk pools or the storage units that reference the disk pools. You can use them again if you enter a valid license. Accelerator increases the speed of full backups for files systems.

In a new installation of NetBackup 8. For an upgrade to NetBackup 8. Only the data that existed before upgrade is converted. While in Fast mode , the rolling data conversion affects the performance of backup, restore, duplication, and replication jobs. To minimize this effect, use the Normal mode , which pauses the conversion when the system is busy, but slows down the conversion process.

The Fast mode keeps the conversion active regardless of system state. You can manage and monitor the rolling data conversion using the following crcontrol command options.