Unable to add second MSDP on media server

Updated: 10 Feb 2012 | 6 comments

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I have a running setup of NB7.1 , and now I configured one Media server deduplication pool with 2TB partition (Win2K8 R2) .

But I our setup data size is around 8-10 TB , I have available storage , just want to know how can I add more MSDP pool with another available partition.

Or how to make one pool with 10 TB size.

Thanks in advance

NEERAJ MEHTA

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Feb

2012

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Yasuhisa Ishikawa

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No, impossible

Check deduplicationn guide. You can configure only one Deduplication storage server on each host, and only one storage path for each Deduplication storage server.

http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC3657

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Only one storage server exists for each NetBackup deduplication
node.

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Only one deduplication storage path can exist on a media server. You cannot add
another storage path to increase capacity beyond 32 TBs.

To grow capacity, grow existing volume with newly added disk if possible. You have to convrert disks to 'Dynamic Disk' to expand volume with multiple physical disks.

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Feb

2012

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NEERAJ MEHTA

Thanks Yasuhisa for your

Thanks Yasuhisa for your reply.

Please advice how can I add 32TB capacity with windows 2008 64 bit media server. If I want to add only one storage path of 32TB , because in Win2K8 having limitaion of 2TB only.

NEERAJ MEHTA

Feb

2012

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Mark_Solutions

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When you add a new disk right

When you add a new disk right click on the root part of the volume and select convert to GPT - this allows larger than 2TB volumes to be created

#edit# When you format it selected the largest block size available to increase performance

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Feb

2012

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NEERAJ MEHTA

Thanks Mark ,What is maximum

Thanks Mark ,

What is maximum size of disk I can use..

Thanks .

NEERAJ MEHTA

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2012

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Mark_Solutions

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16 Exabytes I believe - but

16 Exabytes I believe - but on Windows and NTFS I wouldnt go that big!

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Feb

2012

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NEERAJ MEHTA

Thanks a lot Mark....I got it

Thanks a lot Mark....

I got it .............

NEERAJ MEHTA

Unable to add second MSDP on media server

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No, impossible

Thanks Yasuhisa for your

When you add a new disk right

Thanks Mark ,What is maximum

16 Exabytes I believe - but

Thanks a lot Mark....I got it

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