Symantec 7 User Manual
To view and manage VxUL log files, you must use NetBackup log commands. For
information about how to use and manage logs on NetBackup servers, see the
NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide.
information about how to use and manage logs on NetBackup servers, see the
NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide.
Monitoring deduplication storage capacity and usage
Several options exist to monitor your deduplication storage capacity and usage.
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on page 87.
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on page 89.
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on page 89.
About deduplication capacity and usage reporting
Several factors may affect the expected usage results, as follows:
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Expired backups may not change the available size and the used size. An expired
backup may have no unique data segments. Therefore, the segments remain
valid for other backups.
backup may have no unique data segments. Therefore, the segments remain
valid for other backups.
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NetBackup Deduplication Manager clean-up may not have run yet. The
Deduplication Manager performs clean up twice a day. Until it performs
clean-up, deleted image fragments remain on disk.
Deduplication Manager performs clean up twice a day. Until it performs
clean-up, deleted image fragments remain on disk.
If you use operating system tools to examine storage space usage, their results
may not match the usage reported by NetBackup, as follows:
may not match the usage reported by NetBackup, as follows:
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The operating system tools cannot report usage accurately. The storage
implementation uses container files. Deleted segments can leave free space
in container files, but the container file sizes do not change.
implementation uses container files. Deleted segments can leave free space
in container files, but the container file sizes do not change.
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If other applications use the storage, NetBackup cannot report usage accurately.
NetBackup requires exclusive use of the storage.
NetBackup requires exclusive use of the storage.
describes the options for monitoring capacity and usage.
Table 6-3
Capacity and usage reporting
Description
Option
The Disk Pools window of the NetBackup Administration
Console displays a value that was stored when NetBackup polled
the disk pools. The value may not be as current as the value that
is displayed in the Storage Server window.
Console displays a value that was stored when NetBackup polled
the disk pools. The value may not be as current as the value that
is displayed in the Storage Server window.
To display the window, expand Media and Device Management
> Devices > Disk Pools.
> Devices > Disk Pools.
Disk Pools window
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Managing deduplication
Monitoring deduplication storage capacity and usage