ETERNUS SF Express V16.3 / Storage Cruiser V16.3 / AdvancedCopy Manager V16.3 Web Console Guide

7.10.5 Enable/Disable Deduplication of Thin Provisioning Pool

The procedure to enable/disable the deduplication of the Thin Provisioning Pool created in the ETERNUS Disk storage system is as follows:

1. On the global navigation tab, click Storage.
   The registered ETERNUS Disk storage systems are displayed on the Main pane.

2. On the Main pane, click the target ETERNUS Disk storage system.

3. On the Category pane, click Thin Provisioning.
   Thin Provisioning Pools in the ETERNUS Disk storage system are displayed on the Main pane.

4. Perform the following procedures according to the operation purpose.

   For Enabling

   1. Check the target Thin Provisioning Pool checkbox.

   2. On the Action pane, click Enable under Deduplication.
      The information confirmation screen is displayed.

   3. Confirm the information, and then click Enable.

   For Disabling

   1. Check the target Thin Provisioning Pool checkbox.

   2. On the Action pane, click Disable under Deduplication.
      The information confirmation screen is displayed.

   3. Confirm the information, and then click Disable.

Note

If a Dedup volume exists in the target Thin Provisioning Pool, deduplication cannot be disabled.