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Operating System
Windows Server 2012
Product/Feature
Data Deduplication
Severity
Informational
Category
Configuration
Byte-by-byte verification is enabled for optimization of one or more volumes.
Optimization jobs will run slower and storage performance will decrease when byte-by-byte verification is enabled.
Data Deduplication is using a strong cryptographic hash to detect duplicate chunks. In most situations, this level of verification is not required. It is recommended to disable byte-by-byte verification.
Data Deduplication Overview
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Terrible article. How do you disable byte-by-byte verification?