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Table 2-7

Migrating to NetBackup deduplication (continued)

Procedure

Task

Redirect your backup jobs to the media server deduplication
pool storage unit. To do so, change the backup policy storage
destination to the storage unit for the deduplication pool.

See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide for UNIX and Linux,
Volume I
.

See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide for Windows, Volume
I
.

Redirect your backup
jobs

After all of the backup images that are associated with the
storage expire, repurpose that storage.

If it is disk storage, you cannot add it to an existing media server
deduplication pool. You can use it as storage for another, new
deduplication node.

Repurpose the storage

Planning your deployment
Migrating from another storage type to deduplication

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