How to set up backup jobs for deduplication

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
Set up a backup job for deduplication by selecting the option Back Up to Deduplication Disk Storage. Then, on the Storage settings, select either an OpenStorage device or a deduplication disk storage device as the destination device, and then select the deduplication method to use.
The following deduplication methods are available:
  • If you want to enable client-side deduplication, select the option Enable the remote computer to directly access the storage device and to perform client-side deduplication, if it is supported. This is the default option. If the storage device that you select for the job does not support client-side deduplication, then either Backup Exec server-side deduplication or appliance deduplication is used.
  • If you want to enable Backup Exec server-side deduplication, select the option Enable the remote computer to access the storage device through the Backup Exec server and to perform Backup Exec server-side deduplication, if it is supported. If the storage device that you select for the job does not support server-side deduplication, then appliance deduplication is used.
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