Picture 1: File and storage Services
Then select the File Services check box, and then select the Data Deduplication (Picture 2)
Picture 2: Selection of Data Deduplication
next and install it (Picture 3).
Picture 3: Confirm installation selection
In order to enable data deduplication by using server manager, go to file and storage service right click in volume E: and configure deduplication (Picture 4)
Picture 4: Right click in volume E: to configure
When the deduplication settings page appears click to enable data deduplication in days we type 0 in order to see immediate results and if we want to exclude some folders we click add (Picture 5).
Picture 5: Configure deduplication
Install deduplication from PowerShell
To install data deduplication from powershell we open PS and type as shown bellow (Pictures 6,7):
# C:\> Import-Module ServerManager
# C:\> Add-WindowsFeature -name FS-Data-Deduplication
# C:\> Import-Module Deduplication
Picture 6: Install deduplication from PS
Picture 7: Install Deduplication from PS
In order to enable from PS run the windows PS command in volume E: (Picture 8)
# C:\> Enable-DedupVolume E:
Picture 8: Enable from PS
Moreover set the min number of days tha must pass before a file by using the following command: (Picture 9)
# C:\> Set-Dedupvolume E: -MinimumFileAgeDays 0
Picture 9: Configure from PS