Symantec NETBACKUP 7 - Manual (Page 60)

About the deduplication configuration file
On each host that deduplicates data, a pd.conf file contains configuration settings
for the deduplication. You can edit the file to configure advanced settings for that
host.
If you change the
pd.conf
file on a host, it changes the settings for that host only.
If you want the same settings for all of the hosts that deduplicate data, you must
change the
pd.conf
file on all of the hosts.
The pd.conf file resides in the following directories:
■ (UNIX) /usr/openv/lib/ost-plugins/
■ (Windows)
install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\ost-plugins
Editing the deduplication configuration file
The pd.conf file contains the configuration settings that control the operation
of deduplication on each host.
If you change the
pd.conf
file on a host, it changes the settings for that host only.
If you want the same settings for all of the hosts that deduplicate data, you must
change the
pd.conf
file on all of the hosts.
See “About the deduplication configuration file” on page 60.
To edit the pd.conf file
1 Use a text editor to open the
pd.conf
file.
The
pd.conf
file resides in the following directories:
■ (UNIX) /usr/openv/lib/ost-plugins/
■ (Windows) install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\ost-plugins
See “About the deduplication configuration file” on page 60.
2 To activate a setting, remove the pound character (
#
) in column 1 from each
line that you want to edit.
3 To change a setting, specify a new value.
Note: The spaces to the left and right of the equal sign (=) in the file are
significant. Ensure that the space characters appear in the file after you edit
the file.
See “pd.conf file settings” on page 61.
Configuring deduplication
About the deduplication configuration file 60