Configuring data deduplication

Create a directory-container storage pool and at least one directory to use inline data deduplication.

Before you begin

Use the storage pool directory information that you recorded in Planning worksheets for this task.

Procedure

  1. Open the Operations Center.
  2. On the Operations Center menu bar, hover over Storage.
  3. From the list that is displayed, click Storage Pools.
  4. Click the +Storage Pool button.
  5. Complete the steps in the Add Storage Pool wizard:
    • To use inline data deduplication, select a Directory storage pool under Container-based storage.
    • When you configure directories for the directory-container storage pool, specify the directory paths that you created for storage during system setup.
  6. After you configure the new directory-container storage pool, click Close & View Policies to update a management class and start using the storage pool.