Dedupcachepath

This option is ignored if the enablededupcache=no option is set during backup or archive processing.

Supported Clients

This option is valid for all clients. This option is also valid for the IBM Spectrum Protect™ API.

Options File

Place this option in the system-options file (dsm.sys). You can set this option on the Deduplication Cache Location field of the Preferences editor. The option can be set in the client option set on the IBM Spectrum Protect server.

Place this option in the client options file (dsm.opt). You can set this option on the Deduplication > Deduplication Cache Location text box of the Preferences editor. The option can be set in the client option set on the IBM Spectrum Protect server.

Parameters

path

Specifies the location where the client-side data deduplication cache database is created if the enablededupcache option is set to yes. The default location is to create the data deduplication cache file in the backup-archive client or API installation directory.

In Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) format, the path must contain a drive letter. In the following UNC format example, the path contains the drive letter D$: \\computer7\D$\stgmgr\dedupecache.