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Supported Functions Matrix

The following table shows what functions are supported with Data Deduplication.

Function

Supported

Not Supported

Compression1

 

X

Device Format

X

 

Device Erase

X

 

Deduplication in Windows, UNIX/Linux and Mac agents prior to r12.5

 

X

Deduplication in AS400 and Open VMS agents prior to r12.5

X

 

Deduplication in Windows, UNIX/Linux and Mac at r12.5 and later

X

 

Encryption2

 

X

Image Backup

X

 

Migration (Copy Policy)

X

 

Maximum Threshold

X

 

Minimum Threshold

 

X

Multistreaming

X

 

Multiple Concurrent Streams

X

 

Multiplexing3

 

X

Optimization in Deduplication

X

 

Retention of Staging (Purge Policy)

X

 

Scan Jobs

X

 

SnapLock

 

X

Used by jobs using * groups

 

X

Used in media pools

 

X

Used in GFS Rotations

X

 

Used as Staging Location

X

 

Used as Final Destination Location

X

 

1 Compression at agent or server is not supported

2 Encryption at agent or server is not supported

3 You could use multiple concurrent streams instead of multiplexing