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IBM Storage Protect Container Storage Pools Best Practices

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Abstract

This document describes the benefits of deduplication and provides guidance on how to make effective use of the IBM Spectrum Protect container storage pool and deduplication features as part of a well-designed data protection solution.

Content

About this document: This document provides guidance for the container storage pool and deduplication features of IBM Storage Protect. This information is provided for reference purposes to provide guidance during the planning of deployments of IBM Storage Protect. The information provided is based on configurations used and test results derived from implementations in the test labs used by IBM Storage Protect development. The information provided does not replace the need to carefully plan and design the elements of your own implementation of IBM Storage Protect.

Disclaimer: Guidelines presented in this document are based on measurements by IBM under controlled test conditions. Performance results measured in other environments might vary from those reported in this document, depending on factors such as system configuration, workload characteristics, and other environmental conditions. This data does not constitute a performance guarantee or warranty.

IBM Spectrum Protect Container StoragePool Best Practices v3.1.pdf

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Modified date:
22 August 2025

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