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abhi1983
Level 3
12 years ago

DLO de duplication

If we enable de dup for user backup , and we are backing up 1 GB of data  how much data will be occupied in the de dup storage location .   The results have been varied till now   Our results...
Backup and Recovery
Desktop and Laptop
Windows 7
  • CraigV's avatar
    CraigV
    12 years ago

    Hi,

     

    As the dedupe process runs, your dedupe results will get better. So it explains how it deduped 3GB down to 51MB.

    However, the dedupe folder and rates can grow with any subsequent backup depending on how the data being backed up grows, or whether or not you're adding in extra files and information.

    There is a dedupe assessment for Backup Exec, but you need to be a partner to access this...best bet, seeing as how you are one, is to log onto Symantec's PartnerNet site and download the tool from there.

    It's targeted at BE, but might actually still be valid for your environment.

    Thanks!

CraigV's avatar
CraigV
Moderator
12 years ago

Hi,

 

As the dedupe process runs, your dedupe results will get better. So it explains how it deduped 3GB down to 51MB.

However, the dedupe folder and rates can grow with any subsequent backup depending on how the data being backed up grows, or whether or not you're adding in extra files and information.

There is a dedupe assessment for Backup Exec, but you need to be a partner to access this...best bet, seeing as how you are one, is to log onto Symantec's PartnerNet site and download the tool from there.

It's targeted at BE, but might actually still be valid for your environment.

Thanks!