Then select the number of days you want to keep data “undeduplicated”. First Enable dedupe by selecting “General purpose file server” from the drop down. Next we get to the actual deduplication settings.
The default settings of NTFS and “Default” Allocation Unit Size work fine, so just give your volume a name and click Next. Unless you have a good reason not to, set the size to the maximum available. The next page will allow you to set a size of the new volume. A box will pop up telling you the drive will be formatted, click OK to proceed. A wizard will start, click next on the first page and then select the disk you want to format on the second page, then click Next. Then right click on the drive and click New Volume. Right click on the disk you want to use as your backup storage and click “Bring Online”. You should have both your “C:” drive listed as well as your Backup Storage disk that isn’t formatted. Next we need to configure our backup storage disk to use deduplication as well as get it formatted and online.Ĭlick on File and Storage Services in Server Manager and then click Disks. Once the installation is complete click Close. On the Add Roles and Features Wizard click the Add Features button.Ĭlick next through the rest of the wizard pages and then click Install.
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Then expand out “File and iSCSI Services”, under this section you will file Data Deduplication, check the box next to it to install it. Click next until you get to the “Server Roles” page, scroll down until you see “File and Storage Services”. In “Server Manager” click on “Add roles and features”. Next we need to add the deduplication features as well as enable them and format our backup storage.
Veeam backup appliances how to#
For this how to I am using Server 2012 R2, then configure the server with the basic settings you would normally set such as hostname, IP address, domain settings, RDP, etc etc. Once you have a server and your raid groups setup load Windows 2012 on to it. One will hold the operating system and other stuff that normally sits on the “C:” drive and the second will become our deduplicated backup storage area. To get started get your hands on a server (a physical server with lots of disks would probably work best), the only real requirement is that you need two separate drives.
Setting up Windows and Configuring Dedupe While being fairly affordable in all market segments, sometimes the budget just isn’t there… so what to do? Well one option, now that Windows Server 2012 has deduplication built in is to use a physical server loaded with Windows 2012. No one can deny the advantages of a dedupe appliance, the space and bandwidth savings that they provide are astounding no matter what the brand.