how to estimate storage for Deduplication Option?

[Marcos_Mattos]

Hello everybody!!

Anyone know if we have an article in symantec knowledge base about how to estimate storage when we are using Deduplication Option for Backup exec?  What is the deduplication ratio? Storage calculator for Backup Exec?

[RahulG · Accepted solution]

You may refer this article 

http://www.principledtechnologies.com/clients/reports/Symantec/BackupExec_source_dedupe.pdf

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=HOWTO74446

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH142668

[Siddhant_Saini · Accepted solution]

Hello Marcos,

Yes, there is a Deduplication Assessment Tool which should help you achieve it. Please refer to the following links to get more details on it: https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-backup-exec-deduplication-assessment-tool

Backup Exec Partner ToolKit: https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-backup-exec-partner-toolkit-v10

Alternatively, you could refer to the following link: 

Backup Exec 2012 Deduplication Option Technical Feature Brief: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH211984

[Marcos_Mattos]

Thank you guys. the information was very usefull