disable and enable duplication

[Alex_Zn]

1. I need to temporary disable Data Domain, It is used as Duplication target in STU. If i disable duplication using

nbstlutil inactive -destination STU2, is images , that will created before activation will be duplicated automatically, or i need some workaround for that?

2. How correctly disable Data Domain, that  netbackup knows what am i doing, should I deactivate storage server?

[Mark_Solutions · Accepted solution]

If you just want to disable duplications then you command is right (or in NBU 7.5 just right click the SLP)

It will not stop backups running to it - it just stops them duplicating

When you re-enable it the duplications will catch up - nothing skipped or anything in the mean time - so you are safe to just disable the SLP

If you don't want to use it for backups either then change the policies or Storage Units/Groups so that the backups go somewhere else

Hope this helps