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Data Deduplication FAQ

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Question

For FAQs about directory-container and cloud-container storage pools, see the following links:

(Q1) What is IBM Spectrum Protect deduplication?

(Q2) How effective is IBM Spectrum Protect deduplication?

(Q3) Is IBM Spectrum Protect deduplication free?

(Q5) What is the largest amount of data that can be backed up to a IBM Spectrum Protect deduplicated storage pool?

(Q6) How does IBM Spectrum Protect deduplication affect backup and restore performance?

(Q7) What are the hardware prerequisites for using IBM Spectrum Protect deduplication?  

(Q8) How do I decide between using IBM Spectrum Protect’s server-side or client-side deduplication?

(Q9) How do I decide between IBM Spectrum Protect deduplication and a deduplication appliance?

(Q10) Which IBM Spectrum Protect features and options are incompatible or not supported with deduplication?

(Q11) How do I estimate the IBM Spectrum Protect database size when I use deduplication?

(Q12) How do I determine how much storage I have saved by using IBM Spectrum Protect deduplication?

(Q13) Isn’t my backup at risk when my data references “chunks” of data from other files or hosts, and does not store all of the original data?    

(Q14) What IBM Spectrum Protect server code levels are recommended when you use IBM Spectrum Protect deduplication?

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