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Assign Deduplication Devices to Groups

You can assign devices to groups using Device Group Configuration. If you wish to assign a deduplication device to a group, the desired group must be empty. Only one deduplication device can be assigned to a group.

If Device Group Configuration is not already running, launch it from the Arcserve Backup Manager Console.

To assign disk-based devices to groups

1. From Device Group Configuration, click a Group from the list of available groups on the left.
2. From the list of Available Devices on the right, click a device to select it.

   Note: If there are no Available Devices to choose from, remove a device from another group or delete an existing device groups. Devices in deleted groups are moved to the Available Devices list.

3. Click Assign.

   The device is added to the group you selected.

4. Click Finish when you are done assigning devices.
5. Click Exit to leave Device Group Configuration.

You can convert an existing File System Device group to a Deduplication Device group by removing the FSD devices from it and adding a deduplication device to it. Similarly, you can convert a deduplication group to a normal FSD group in the same manner.