Dell Unity Data Reduction enabled Block and File storage resources with or without Advanced Deduplication enabled can be created using Unisphere, Unisphere CLI (UEMCLI), or REST API. When creating data reduction enabled LUNs in Unisphere, one or more LUNs can be created at the same time using the Create LUNs wizard, which is found on the Block page. Once the Data Reduction checkbox is enabled, the Advanced Deduplication option become available. When creating storage resources using Unisphere CLI or REST API, extra options for enabling data reduction and Advanced Deduplication are available. Data reduction enabled LUNs are also supported within Consistency Groups. A mix of LUNs with and without data reduction enabled can reside within the same Consistency Group. Data reduction enabled File Systems can also reside within a NAS Server with File Systems with data reduction disabled.
