To specify the clients that deduplicate backups

1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers.

2. In the details pane, select the master server.

3. On the Actions menu, select Properties.

4. On the Host Properties General tab, add the clients that use client direct to the Clients list.

5. Select one of the following Deduplication Location options:

   • Always use the media server disables client deduplication. By default, all clients are configured with the Always use the media server option.

   • Prefer to use client-side deduplication uses client deduplication if the PureDisk plug-in is active on the client. If it is not active, a normal backup occurs; client deduplication does not occur.

   • Always use client-side deduplication uses client deduplication. If the deduplication backup job fails, NetBackup retries the job.

   You can override the Prefer to use client-side deduplication or Always use client-side deduplication host property in the backup policies.

   See Disable client-side deduplication policy attribute.