Reference Guide

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RDA
Client(s)
Type Plugin OS Backup
Software
Last
Access
Connecti
on(s)
Mode
BabuK-
W2K8-02
RDS 2.1.17
7 Window
s
Server
2008
R2
NetVault
Backup
Jul 18
05:42:53
1
Passthro
ugh
NOTE: The displayed output when using the rda --show --clients command indicates a fourth type of
mode value. Depending upon the client, this value equals
Auto, Dedupe, Passthrough, or Mixed. Mixed indicates
that you changed the mode while the client is still connected.
NOTE: The mode for clients that are connected to the RDA media server before configuration changes might be
different than what is displayed when using the rda --show --clients command. The configuration
changes are updated to reflect any future connections.
To verify the current state of an RDA client, you can check the two sources:
• DR Series system CLI, using the rda --show --clients command
• DR Series system GUI, displaying the Clients page
These sources display information about the connected and configured clients. When a system is connected multiple
times, these sources show the number of connections to that client and the mode. You can also change the mode from
dedupe to the other supported modes. When this is done the displayed mode changes, but any active connections
remains. There are essentially two possible modes: Dedupe and Passthrough. To verify the current mode of an RDA
client, you can check the two sources of client statistics:
• DR Series system CLI, using the stats --container --name command
• DR Series system GUI, displaying the Container Statistics page
In the Container Statistics page, click the Client Statistics tab (under Connection Type: RDS) to display the Client
Statistics table. If the Network Savings level in this table displays some savings and the displayed Bytes Ingested value
is different from the displayed Bytes Transferred, it indicates that the RDA clients are working in the Dedupe mode. If
not, it indicates that the RDA containers are working in the Passthrough mode.
rda --update --opdup_encryption <none | aes128 | aes256>
Description
Sets the type of encryption that will be used by RDA initiated opdup replication.
Syntax
rda --update --opdup_encryption aes128
Result
RDS OPDUP encryption updated to aes128
rda --setpassword
Description
The command updates the Rapid Data Access (RDA) user password.
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