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How OnCommand Unified Manager server works with deduplication

Deduplication is supported with the NetApp Management Console data protection capability, the NetApp Management Console provisioning capability, and Operations Manager in OnCommand Unified Manager server.

Deduplication and the NetApp Management Console data protection capability in OnCommand Unified Manager server

In releases earlier than OnCommand Unified Manager server, the NetApp Management Console data protection capability waits for an active deduplication operation to complete, before renaming the Snapshot copies. While the NetApp Management Console data protection capability waits, it does not allow clients to list the Snapshot copies or restore from them. Therefore, in releases prior to OnCommand Unified Manager server, the use of deduplication with the NetApp Management Console data protection capability is not optimal.

However, this limitation is removed in OnCommand Unified Manager server.

Deduplication and the NetApp Management Console provisioning capability in OnCommand Unified Manager server

With the NetApp Management Console provisioning capability in OnCommand Unified Manager server, you can enable the provisioning policies to support all three modes of deduplication, namely, on-demand deduplication, automated deduplication, and scheduled deduplication.

For more information about using deduplication with the NetApp Management Console provisioning capability and the NetApp Management Console data protection capability, see the Provisioning Manager and Protection Manager Guide to Common Workflows for Administrators.

Deduplication and Operations Manager in OnCommand Unified Manager server

You can perform deduplication operations from Operations Manager in OnCommand Unified Manager server.

You can configure deduplication on the system and generate reports or graphs summarizing space savings for file and LUN clones.

For more information about using deduplication with Operations Manager, see the Operations Manager Administration Guide.