Dell PowerVault DL2000 - Manual (Page 3)

Enabling deduplication and specifying a
deduplication store
Create a new primary storage policy copy with deduplication enabled
by using the Storage Policy Wizard:
1. From the CommCell Browser right-click the Storage Policies
node and select New Storage Policy from the shortcut menu.
The Storage Policy Wizard will launch and guide you through the
process of creating a storage policy.
2. Select Yes for deduplication in the Storage Policy Wizard.
3. Browse to a magnetic library mount path under C:\
DiskStorage\<number> when specifying the fully qualified path
name for the deduplication store in the Storage Policy Wizard.
Following these steps places the deduplication store in the
PowerVault DL2000 magnetic library located on the external storage
enclosures. Never place deduplication stores on the PowerVault
DL2000 internal system drive (C:\).
Setting the block level deduplication factor
To set the block level deduplication factor on a primary storage policy
copy with deduplication enabled:
1. From the CommCell Browser right-click the desired storage policy
and select Properties from the shortcut menu.
2. From the Storage Policy Properties (Advanced) tab select the