NetApp Deduplication for FAS: Doing More with Less

Lab Validation
Report
NetApp deduplication for FAS
Doing More with Less
By Brian Garrett With Claude Bouffard and Heidi Biggar April, 2008
Copyright ? 2008, The Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved ESG LAB VALIDATION NetApp deduplication for FAS

Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................ i Introduction................................................................................................................................................. 1 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 1 Block Level Data Deduplication ............................................................................................................... 2 NetApp deduplication for FAS.................................................................................................................. 3 ESG Lab Validation..................................................................................................................................... 3 Virtual Server Images............................................................................................................................... 4 Backup to Disk ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Archival..................................................................................................................................................... 9 Performance Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 11 ESG Lab Validation Highlights................................................................................................................ 13 Issues to Consider.................................................................................................................................... 13 ESG Lab's View......................................................................................................................................... 14 Appendix ................................................................................................................................................... 15
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