Adding or deleting a volume pool
Use this procedure to add a new volume pool.
To add a volume pool
- On the NetBackup web UI, click Storage > Tape storage > Volume pools.
- Click New volume pool to add a volume pool.
- In the New volume pool dialog box, specify the properties for the volume pool.
- Add volumes to the pool by adding new volumes to NetBackup or by changing the pool of existing volumes.
You cannot delete any of the following pools:
A volume pool that contains volumes
The NetBackup volume pool
The None volume pool
The default CatalogBackup volume pool
The DataStore volume pool
Use this procedure to delete a volume pool.
To delete a volume pool
- On the NetBackup web UI, click Storage > Tape storage > Volume pools.
- Select one or more volume pools from the Volume pools list.
- Ensure that the volume pool is empty. If the pool is not empty, change the pool name for any volumes in the pool. If the volumes are not needed, delete them.
- From the Actions menu, click Delete.
- Click Confirm or Cancel in the confirmation dialog box.