Administrator Guide

● To enable data reduction on the FluidFS cluster, select the Enable Data Reduction Optimization checkbox.
● To disable data reduction on the FluidFS cluster, clear the Enable Data Reduction Optimization checkbox.
5. Enter the Data Reduction Optimization Start Time.
6. Enter the number of hours to run data reduction in the Data Reduction Optimization Runtimefield.
7. Click OK.
Enable Data Reduction on a NAS Volume
Data reduction is enabled on a per NAS volume basis.
Prerequisites
Data reduction must be enabled at the system level before it can run on individual NAS volumes.
Steps
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, expand NAS Volumes and select a NAS volume.
4. In the NAS Volume panel, click Edit Settings.
The Edit NAS Volume Settings dialog box opens.
5. Click Data Reduction.
6. Select the Data Reduction Enabled checkbox.
7. For the Data Reduction Method field, select the type of data reduction (Deduplication or Deduplication and
Compression) to perform.
Deduplication and compression will usually save more space, but more resources will be used during data reduction and
during reads of data that was compressed, possibly reducing performance.
8. (Optional) Configure the remaining data reduction attributes as needed. These options are described in the online help.
● To change the number of days after which data reduction is applied to files that have not been accessed, type the
number of days in the Exclude Files Accessed in the Last field. The number of days must be at least 1.
● To change the number of days after which data reduction is applied to files that have not been modified, type the
number of days in the Exclude Files Modified in the Last field. The number of days must be at least 1.
9. Click OK.
Change the Data Reduction Type for a NAS Volume
Change the data reduction type (Deduplication or Deduplication and Compression) for a NAS volume.
Steps
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, expand NAS Volumes and select a NAS volume.
4. In the NAS Volume panel, click Edit Settings.
The Edit NAS Volume Settings dialog box opens.
5. Click Data Reduction.
6. For the Data Reduction Method field, select the type of data reduction (Deduplication or Deduplication and
Compression) to perform.
Deduplication and compression will usually save more space, but more resources will be used during data reduction and
during reads of data that was compressed, possibly reducing performance.
7. Click OK.
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