Set-DedupVolume

Set-DedupVolume

Changes data deduplication settings on one or more volumes.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Query (cdxml)
Set-DedupVolume [-Volume] <String[]> [-AsJob] [-ChunkRedundancyThreshold <UInt32> ] [-CimSession <CimSession[]> ] [-ExcludeFileType <String[]> ] [-ExcludeFolder <String[]> ] [-MinimumFileAgeDays <UInt32> ] [-MinimumFileSize <UInt32> ] [-NoCompress <Boolean> ] [-NoCompressionFileType <String[]> ] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [-Verify <Boolean> ] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: InputObject (cdxml)
Set-DedupVolume -InputObject <CimInstance[]> [-AsJob] [-ChunkRedundancyThreshold <UInt32> ] [-CimSession <CimSession[]> ] [-ExcludeFileType <String[]> ] [-ExcludeFolder <String[]> ] [-MinimumFileAgeDays <UInt32> ] [-MinimumFileSize <UInt32> ] [-NoCompress <Boolean> ] [-NoCompressionFileType <String[]> ] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [-Verify <Boolean> ] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Set-DedupVolume cmdlet changes data deduplication settings on one or more volumes.

Parameters

-AsJob

-ChunkRedundancyThreshold<UInt32>

Specifies the number of identical chunks of data that the deduplication engine encounters before the server creates a redundant copy of the data chunk. This increases the reliability of the server by adding redundancy to the most referenced chunks of data.

Deduplication detects corruptions and the deduplication scrubbing job restores the corrupted chunks from a redundant copy, if it is available. The default value is 100. The minimum value that you can set is 20. A low value for the ChunkRedundancyThreshold parameter reduces the effectiveness of data deduplication by creating more redundant copies of a chunk, and consumes more memory and disk space.

-CimSession<CimSession[]>

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

-ExcludeFileType<String[]>

Specifies an array of extension types that the deduplication engine excludes from data deduplication and optimization. Specify comma-separated values that are not preceded with a period (.). When you change this setting, you override the existing values.

-ExcludeFolder<String[]>

Specifies an array of names of root folders under which the deduplication engine excludes files from data deduplication and optimization. Full paths are accepted, however mount points are ignored since the mount point can change after configuration. When you change this setting, you override the existing values.

-InputObject<CimInstance[]>

Specifies the input to this cmdlet. You can use this parameter, or you can pipe the input to this cmdlet.

-MinimumFileAgeDays<UInt32>

Specifies a number of days. The deduplication engine optimizes files that users have not accessed in the number of days that you specify. If the last access time is not available, then the deduplication engine uses the last modified time.

-MinimumFileSize<UInt32>

Specifies the minimum size threshold, in bytes, for files that are optimized. The deduplication engine does not optimize files that do not meet the minimum threshold.

-NoCompress<Boolean>

Indicates whether or not the server compresses data after deduplication. Compression uses more processor cycles but provides additional space savings.

-NoCompressionFileType<String[]>

Specifies an array of file types that the deduplication engine excludes from compression. These file types are deduplicated but not compressed, typically because the file format is already compressed. Specify comma-separated values that are not preceded with a period (.). When you change this setting, you override the existing values.

-PassThru

Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.

-ThrottleLimit<Int32>

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.

-Verify<Boolean>

Indicates whether or not the deduplication engine performs a byte-for-byte verification for each duplicate chunk that optimization creates, rather than relying on a cryptographically strong hash. We do not recommend that you use this parameter. Setting this parameter to $True can degrade optimization performance.

-Volume<String[]>

Specifies an array of system volumes. Specify one or more volume IDs, drive letters (such as D:), or volume GUID pathnames (using the form \\?\Volume{{GUID}}\). Separate multiple volumes with a comma.

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

• System.String[]

• Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#

  The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects. The path after the pound sign (#) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

• Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance

  The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects. The path after the pound sign (#) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.

• Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Deduplication/MSFT_DedupVolume

Examples

Example 1: Set the exclude folders on a volume

This command sets the root folders under which all files are skipped during data deduplication. The ExcludeFolder parameter specifies that the data deduplication engine processes the files in all of the folders on volume F: except for files in the Temp folder and the SQL folder.

PS C:\> Set-DedupVolume –Volume F: -ExcludeFolder F:\temp,F:\SQL

Example 2: Set the minimum file age on a volume

This command sets the number of days since users have accessed a file before the deduplication engine optimizes the file. The MinimumFileAgeDays parameter specifies that the data deduplication engine processes the files in all of the folders on volume E: that were not accessed in the last 10 days.

PS C:\> Set-DedupVolume -Volume E: –MinimumFileAgeDays 10

Example 3: Set the chunk redundancy threshold on a volume

This command sets the number of identical chunks of data that the deduplication engine encounters during deduplication before the server creates a redundant copy of the data chunk. The MinimumFileAgeDays parameter specifies that the data deduplication engine processes the files in all of the folders on volume D: that were not accessed in the last 15 days. The ChunkRedundancyThreshold parameter specifies that if the data deduplication engine discovers 50 chunks of identical data, it makes one redundant copy as a safeguard.

PS C:\> Set-DedupVolume –Volume D: -MinimumFileAgeDays 15 –ChunkRedundancyThreshold 50

Related topics

Disable-DedupVolume

Enable-DedupVolume

Get-DedupVolume