Administrator Guide

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.
Change the Candidates for Data Reduction for a NAS Volume
Change the number of days after which data reduction is applied to files that have not been accessed or modified 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. Specify when to apply data reduction for files:
• 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.
6. Click OK.
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