Avamar: Data Domain Capacity Resolution Path

Summary: Data Domain Capacity Resolution Path.

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Symptoms

  • Avamar maintenance is failing with MSG_ERR_DDR due to Data Domain full.
  • Avamar is receiving Integrity alerts.
  • High utilization is seen on Data Domain that is integrated with Avamar.

Cause

This Resolution Path explains how to do Capacity Management when Data Domain has Avamar as the source of data ingest. In other words, when Avamar backups are residing on Data Domain.

Resolution

The flow chart depicts the capacity management workflow to help understand when Data Domain is integrated with Avamar.

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  • Initial Check



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  • Space Reclamation
     

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NOTE:  Also, know about Automatic Cleaning, the new feature on Data Domain. 
See Dell KB article 199927: PowerProtect DP Series: Protection Storage: Data Domain: Automatic Cleaning.  
Click on below video to know "How to setup Automatic Cleaning on Data Domain"




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  • Capacity Analysis

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  • Capacity Upgrade

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Affected Products

Avamar, Data Domain

Attachments

Flow_chart_PDF_pkb_en_US_1.pdf

Article Properties
Article Number: 000192662
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 01 Aug 2022
Version:  10
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