Windows 2012 R2 Deduplication Mode

[romura]

Did anyone test data deduplication modes on Windows 2012 R2? There's a setting for General Purpose file server and VDI server. Just wondering if anyone was getting better ratios with either one.

[foggy]

Am I right assuming that your question is not related to Veeam B&R?

[Gostev]

It does not matter - this is a good question, because this setting will particularly impact how well Veeam backup files are deduplicated.

[BrandonH]

I've been using it in General File Server mode.



I'm starting to think it's breaking my backup jobs though, so I may need to schedule it outside of my backups to see if it's locking my backup files.

[romura]

Sorry, yes in relation to Veeam B&R. Since we're backing up VM's, I'm wondering if the VDI setting matters.