Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Set Default Data Reduction Settings for New Volumes

The default data reduction settings are used when a new volume is created unless the user changes them. You can prevent the default data reduction settings from being changed during volume creation by clearing the Allow Data Reduction Selection checkbox.

1. If the Dell Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings.
   The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
3. Click the Preferences tab.
4. Configure data reduction defaults.
   • Select the Compression Enabled checkbox to reduce the amount of space used by a volume by encoding data.
   • Select the Allow Data Reduction Selection checkbox to allow users to enable or disable data reduction when creating volumes.
5. Click Apply.
6. Click OK.