The question is often asked: “Which is better Target or Source based deduplicaiton?”

The answer: Both.

Watch the video below to find out more.

Below is a screen shot that shows a Data Domain system being selected as the backup target from the Avamar Admin Console.

Also to note, the metadata for the Data Domain backup data sets are sent to the Avamar server so when a client needs to restore the process is automated straight off the data domain system without going through the Avamar Server.