Reduce client data flow with compression

The backup-archive client can compress data before it sends the data to the server. Enabling compression on the client reduces the amount of data that is sent over the network and the space that is needed to store it on the server and storage pools. Two client options determine when and if the client compresses data: compression and compressalways.

In addition to compressing objects, to reduce the amount of data, you can also consider enabling client-side data deduplication. For information about configuring client-side data deduplication, see Tuning client-side data deduplication.