About Logon account for deduplication storage in BE 2012

[steven_man]

Refer to Best practices for Backup Exec 2012 Deduplication Option ,URL:http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=HOWTO74446

One requirement is to use a dedicated logon account when creating a deduplication disk storage device.

I want to ask whether it can create BE Logon account only for deduplicatio storage without creating local windows account in BE 2012.

or it must create local window account (e.g. dedup_user) and create BE logon account (e.g.dedup_user)

About apply the following Microsoft hot fixes to improve performance:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979612

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982383

Do two hotfix include in Windows 2008 R2 SP1?

[VJware]

Have a look @ this KB - http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH124680

And this KB contains info as to what is included in SP1 - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=269

[steven_man]

Hi VJware,

Can you explain more deteil about login account dedicated for deduplication on BE 2012?

Do I need to create in windows account in Local Users and Group in BE 2012? If yes, do this account need to have administrative right?

Assume that use whole F:\ drive for deduplication , do I grant NTFS permission (Full Control) for this window account on F:\?

[VJware · Accepted solution]

Its best for this account to be a non-windows account. Use the Logon Account wizard to create a new logon account with an user name/password which is not created in Windows. This username/password will be stored in the DeDupe dB as well & since it is a non-windows account, it would be not be subject to any changes.

[steven_man]

Thanks VJware! Your explaination is clear!