Dell PowerVault DR2000v User Manual

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Table 2. Supported OST Client Modes and Settings

OST Client Mode
Settings

32–Bit OST Client (4 or
more CPU Cores)

64–Bit Client (4 or
more CPU Cores)

32–Bit OST Client
(Less than 4 CPU
Cores)

64–Bit OST Client
(Less than 4 CPU
Cores)

Auto

Passthrough

Dedupe

Passthrough

Passthrough

Dedupe

Not Supported

Supported

Not Supported

Not Supported

Passthrough

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

Syntax

ost --update_client --name acme-81 --mode dedupe

NOTE: You may be able to force writes for OST clients running in the Passthrough mode using the DR Series
system CLI mode --dedupe command. The change in OST client mode is effective on the next backup operation
when you are using Symantec NetBackup. (If you are using Symantec Backup Exec, you will need to restart this
service for it to recognize that a new mode has been configured.)

Result

OST client updated successfully.

ost --limit --speed <<num><kbps | mbps | gbps | default> --target <ip address | hostname>

Description

Limits the bandwidth consumed by OST (OpenStorage Technology) for a system you define by IP address or hostname
(--target), by which you define the speed in kilobytes/second (KBps), megabytes/second (MBps), gigabytes/second
(GBps), or an unlimited bandwidth (default).

Syntax

ost --limit --speed 10mbps --target acmesys-49

Result

Successfully updated bandwidth limit for acmesys-49 to 10 MBps.

Changing traffic control policies ... done.

ost --partial_images --containerid <Container id> [--delete <Partial image path>] [--

timeout <> 0>]

Description

Lists or cleans up partial images.

Container id — ID of container.

Partial image path — OST partial image path to delete.

Timeout — Maximum timeout (in seconds) to list partial images.

Syntax

ost --partial_images --containerid container1

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