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NetApp Deduplication

Key Points:
  • Utilize minimal system resources - primary data, backup data, and archival data can all be deduplicated with nominal impact on data center operations.
  • Schedule deduplication to occur during off-peak times, applications can sustain critical performance but still realize significantly reduced storage capacity requirements.
  • Install our simple, command-based deduplication feature in minutes. Once deduplication is enabled and scheduled, no other action is required.
  • Select which datasets to deduplicate with our tools to evaluate those datasets and help point out the areas that will provide the greatest return.
  • Perform a full byte-for-byte validation before removing any duplicate data for worry-free deduplication.

NetApp deduplication is a fundamental component of our core operating architecture - Data ONTAP®. NetApp deduplication is the first that can be used broadly across many applications, including primary data, backup data, and archival data.

NetApp deduplication combines the benefits of granularity, performance, and resiliency to provide you with a significant advantage in the race to provide for ever-increasing storage capacity demands.

Data deduplication is an important new technology in your struggle to control data proliferation. The average UNIX® or Windows® disk volume contains thousands or even millions of duplicate data objects. As data is created, distributed, backed up, and archived, duplicate data objects are stored unabated across all storage tiers. The end result is inefficient utilization of data storage resources.

By eliminating redundant data objects and referencing just the original object, an immediate benefit is obtained through storage space efficiencies. The result is twofold:

  • Cost Benefit: Reduced initial storage acquisition cost, or longer intervals between storage capacity upgrades.
  • Management Benefit: The ability the store “more” data per storage unit, or retain online data for longer periods of time.

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