Running VSS transportable backup using LeftHand writer for P4000. When target volume\disk has not Windows deduplication feature enabled, backup size is right.
Object name : server.local:/Filesystem/S
Object type : MSVSSW
Object status : Completed
Started : Tuesday, November 8, 2016, 5:10:20 AM
Finished : Tuesday, November 8, 2016, 5:12:08 AM
Object size : 9490873 KB------------------------------------------------->RIGHT
Backup type : Full
Protection : Protected for 4 weeks
Catalog retention : Same as data protection.
Version type : Normal
Access : Public
Number of warnings : 0
Number of errors : 0
Device name : HP:Ultrium VT
Backup ID : 2016/11/08-7
Copy ID : D89B81E6-B2F2-407B-9227-30F69BD74788/1717 (Orig)
Encrypted : No
DiskAgent ID : 1478578202
As soon deduplication is enabled and run the same backup backup size is reduced to 6MB¡¡¡¡¡¡
Object name : server.local:/Filesystem/S
Object type : MSVSSW
Object status : Completed
Started : Tuesday, November 8, 2016, 5:37:16 AM
Finished : Tuesday, November 8, 2016, 5:37:19 AM
Object size : 6637 KB------------------------------------------------------------->WRONG
Backup type : Full
Protection : Protected for 4 weeks
Catalog retention : Same as data protection.
Version type : Normal
Access : Public
Number of warnings : 0
Number of errors : 0
Device name : HP:Ultrium VT
Backup ID : 2016/11/08-9
Copy ID : D89B81E6-B2F2-407B-9227-30F69BD74788/1727 (Orig)
Encrypted : No
DiskAgent ID : 1478579817
The files on volume with volume deduplication enabled are changed to reparse files. Please request to support fix QCCR2A71425.