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storage aggregate efficiency cross-volume-dedupe start

Starts the cross volume background deduplication on an aggregate

Availability: This command is available to cluster administrators at the admin privilege level.

Description​

The storage aggregate efficiency cross-volume-dedupe start command is used to start cross volume background deduplication on an aggregate.

Parameters​

-aggregate <aggregate name> - Aggregate
This specifies the aggregate on which cross volume background deduplication should be started. If no aggregate is specified then it will start on all aggregates
[-scan-old-data | -s [true]] - Scan Old Data
This option processes all the existing data on all volumes on the aggregate. It prompts for user confirmation before proceeding. Default value is false.

Examples​

The following example displays information for starting cross volume background deduplication on aggregate "aggr1":

cluster:::> storage aggregate efficiency cross-volume-dedupe start -aggregate aggr1
The efficiency operation on aggregate "aggr1" has started.

cluster:::> storage aggregate efficiency cross-volume-dedupe start -aggregate aggr1 -scan-old-data true
The efficiency operation on aggregate "aggr1" has started.