San Functions; Operations Optimization (Deduplication/Compression); Deduplication/Compression - Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S4 Design Manual

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SAN Functions

This chapter describes the functions that are available when a SAN connection is used.

Operations Optimization (Deduplication/Compression)

• A single controller configuration differs from a dual controller configuration in the following
ways:
- The Deduplication/Compression function cannot be used.
The Deduplication/Compression function cannot be used if the Unified kit/Unified License is in-
•
stalled.

Deduplication/Compression

The Deduplication/Compression function analyzes duplicated data in every 4KB of the write data
from the server, and writes the duplicated data only once. After the first write, the data is refer-
enced instead of writing the same data again. This reduces the total write size. Also, with the Com-
pression function further data reduction is realized.
The Deduplication/Compression function can be used for the ETERNUS DX200 S4/DX200 S3.
The Deduplication/Compression function can not only perform both deduplication and compres-
sion at the same time, but can also perform only deduplication or compression individually.
Overviews of the Deduplication/Compression function, the Deduplication function, and the Com-
pression function are described below.
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