Configuring the AdvancedDisk option

This section provides an overview of how to configure the NetBackup AdvancedDisk option.

To configure a base NetBackup environment, see the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I:

Table: AdvancedDisk configuration tasks

Step	Task	Section
Step 1	Learn about file system requirements	See About AdvancedDisk file system requirements.
Step 2	Learn about storage servers, data movers, and disk pools	See About AdvancedDisk storage servers. See About AdvancedDisk data movers. See About AdvancedDisk disk pools.
Step 3	Optionally, configure the Key Management Service	The Key Management Service is required if you use data encryption for the AdvancedDisk storage. See About data encryption for AdvancedDisk storage. See About key management for encryption of NetBackup AdvancedDisk storage. See Configuring key management for NetBackup AdvancedDisk storage encryption.
Step 4	Configure a storage server	See Configuring an AdvancedDisk storage server.
Step 5	Optionally, configure CIFS disk volumes	For the AdvancedDisk_crypt disk type, you must configure CIFS volumes before you can add them to the disk pool. See Configuring a CIFS disk volume for AdvancedDisk encryption.
Step 6	Configure a disk pool	See Configuring an AdvancedDisk disk pool.
Step 7	Configure a storage unit	See Configuring an AdvancedDisk storage unit.
Step 8	Create a storage lifecycle policy	See About storage lifecycle policies. See Creating a storage lifecycle policy.
Step 9	Create a backup policy	See Creating a backup policy.
Step 10	Optionally, configure resilient network connections	See Resilient Network properties.