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desired block size in the Block Level Deduplication Factor
eld. Select 64K for storage policies that backup le data and
128K for storage policies that backup databases.
3. Click OK to save the changes.
Enabling subclient software compression
and deduplication
To enable software compression for all subclients associated with a
primary storage policy copy:
1. From the Copy Properties dialog box select the Copy
Properties (Deduplication - Advanced) tab.
2. Select the Enable Software Compression with
Deduplication eld.
3. Click OK to save the changes.
To enable deduplication on a subclient associated with a primary
storage policy copy:
1. From the CommCell Browser right-click the subclient for which
you wish to enable deduplication and then click Properties.
2. Click the Storage Device tab and then click the Deduplication
tab.
3. Select On Client for signature generation.
4. Click OK to save the changes.
Note: Software compression and deduplication are enabled by
default for subclients associated with a primary storage policy copy
that has deduplication enabled.