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Using the Desktop and Laptop Option (DLO) Garbage Collection Utility

Article: 100010803
Last Published: 2014-10-16
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Product(s): Desktop Laptop Option

Problem

 Garbage Collection Utility

Solution

Garbage Collection Utility

Garbage Collection (GC) is an administrative job that needs to be scheduled in the Dedupe Server machine. GC reclaims the Dedupe Storage Location storage space

used by unreferenced data.
This is a time-bound process that runs as per the maximum duration specified in the command.
Note: During garbage collection, Dedupe Server automatically switches to maintenance mode, and you cannot perform backup or restore operations.
The Garbage Collection tool tries to accomplish as much as possible in the specified duration, and exits once the time limit is reached. If the job is not completed in the
specified duration, then the tool continues the job from where it was stopped in the previous run.
If the garbage collection process completes before the specified duration, then the tool immediately exits, and the Dedupe Server resumes with backup and restore
operations.
The administrator can do regular scheduling of garbage collection by using the Windows Task Scheduler.
To run the garbage collection utility:
  1. Open the command prompt.
  2. Change to the DLO installation directory. C:\Program Files\veritas\veritas DLO
  3. Run the DDGC.exe utility.
DDGC.exe <ServerName with port number>|<MaintenanceTime in minutes>
Server name with port number: Enter the server name and the port number in
this format: <https://><Server Name>:<Port Number>
Maintenance Time: Enter the maximum duration (in minutes) for the server to
be in maintenance mode.
Example code for 30 minutes GC:
DDGC.exe https://10.45.50.5:8443 30
Dedupe Server’s IP is 10.45.50.5 (machine name can also be used instead of IP. The given IP address 10.45.50.5 is just an example).
Default HTTPS port for Dedupe server is 8443.

 

 

 

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