Is deduplication works with Windows file cluster?

Question

Hi,

Is deduplication works with Windows file cluster?

Answer 1

Hi @Samath ,

Yes Data Deduplication works in a Windows Failover Cluster scenario, note that every cluster node in the cluster must have the Data Deduplication server role installed.

For more information, see:

Data Deduplication interoperability
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/data-deduplication/interop

Install and enable Data Deduplication
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/data-deduplication/install-enable

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Answer 2

Hi @Samath

Yes Data Deduplication fully interoperates with the Cluster OS Rolling Upgrade feature. You can get more info from here
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/data-deduplication/interop

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