Veritas NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

To configure a NetBackup storage server for a Media Server Deduplication Pool

1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, select either NetBackup Management or Media and Device Management.
2. In the right pane, click Configure Disk Storage Servers.

   The Storage Server Configuration Wizard Welcome panel appears.

3. On the Welcome panel, select Media Server Deduplication Pool from the drop-down menu.

   The types of storage servers that you can configure depend on the options for which you are licensed.

   The following is an example of the wizard panel:

   

   After you select Media Server Deduplication Pool, click Next. The Add Storage Server wizard panel appears.

4. On the Add Storage Server panel, select or enter the appropriate information.

   The following is an example of the wizard panel:

   

   Media server	Select the media server that you want to configure as the storage server. You can add deduplication load balancing servers on the next wizard panel.
   Username	Enter the user name for the NetBackup Deduplication Engine.
   Password	Enter the password for the NetBackup Deduplication Engine.
   Confirm password	To confirm the password, re-enter the password.

   After you enter the information, click Next.

   The Storage Server Properties panel appears.

5. On the Storage Server Properties panel, enter or select the properties for the deduplication storage server.

   See MSDP storage path properties.

   See MSDP network interface properties.

   The following is an example of the wizard panel:

   

   After you click Next, the behavior depends on whether you have media servers installed, as follows:

   No media servers installed	The panel appears. Go to step 7.
   Media servers are installed.	The Deduplication Load Balancing panel appears. Continue to step 6.

6. On the Deduplication Load Balancing panel, select other NetBackup media servers to use for deduplication. Selecting load balancing servers is optional.

   The following is an example of the wizard panel:

   

   For the media servers that you select, NetBackup enables their deduplication functionality and populates them with the NetBackup Deduplication Engine credentials you entered on a previous panel.

   When you click Next, the panel appears next.

   Note:

   Load balancing for CloudCatalyst storage servers or CloudCatalyst appliances is supported. See the following topic for configuration considerations.

   See Configuring push or pull optimized duplication for CloudCatalyst.

7. On the Storage Server Configuration Summary panel, verify the selections. If OK, click Next to configure the storage server.

   The following is an example of the wizard panel:

   

   The Storage Server Creation Status panel appears.

8. The Storage Server Configuration Status wizard panel describes the status of the operation.
   

   After the storage server is created, you can do the following:

   Configure a disk pool	Ensure that Create a disk pool using the storage server that you have just created is selected and then click Next. The Select Volumes panel appears. Continue to the next step.
   Exit	Click Close. You can configure a disk pool at another time.

   If storage server creation fails, troubleshooting help is available.

   See Troubleshooting MSDP configuration issues.

9. On the Select Volumes panel, select the volume for this disk pool. All of storage in the Storage Path that you configured in the Storage Server Configuration Wizard is exposed as a single volume. The PureDiskVolume is a virtual name for that storage.

   The following is an example of the wizard panel:

   

   After you select the PureDiskVolume volume, click Next. The Additional Disk Pool Information wizard panel appears.

10. On the Additional Disk Pool Information panel, enter the values for this disk pool.

    See Media Server Deduplication Pool properties.

    The following is an example of the wizard panel:

    

    After you enter the appropriate information or select the necessary options, click Next. The Disk Pool Configuration Summary wizard panel appears.

11. On the Disk Pool Configuration Summary panel, verify the selections. If OK, click Next.

    The following is an example of the wizard panel:

    

    To configure the disk pool, click Next. The Disk Pool Configuration Status wizard panel appears.

12. The Disk Pool Configuration Status wizard panel describes the progress of the operation.

    The following is an example of the wizard panel:

    

    After the disk pool is created, you can do the following:

    Configure a storage unit	Ensure that Create a storage unit using the disk pool that you have just created is selected and then click Next. The Storage Unit Creation wizard panel appears. Continue to the next step.
    Exit	Click Close. You can configure one or more storage units later. See Configuring a Media Server Deduplication Pool storage unit.

13. Enter the appropriate information for the storage unit.

    See Media Server Deduplication Pool storage unit properties.

    The following is an example of the wizard panel:

    

    After you enter the appropriate information or select the necessary options, click Next to create the storage unit.

14. After NetBackup configures the storage unit, the Finished panel appears. Click Finish to exit from the wizard.