Create a disk pool
Use this procedure to create a disk pool after you create any type of storage server. You can create a disk pool at any time, but to create a disk pool requires that you have an existing storage server created.
When you view the Disk pools tab, the Available space column can be empty for a disk pool that uses a cloud storage provider. NetBackup cannot retrieve the information because the cloud provider does not supply an API for that information.
To create a disk pool
- On the left, click Storage > Disk storage. Click the Disk pools tab, then click Add.
Another way to create a disk pool is to click Create disk pool at the top of the screen after you have created a storage server.
- In the Disk pool options, enter all the required information.
Click Change to select a storage server.
If the option Limit I/O streams is cleared, the default value is Unlimited and may cause performance issues.
Click Next.
- In Volumes, use the Volume drop down to select a volume or add a new volume. If you want to add a new disk pool volume, use the Add volume option.
You can configure an MSDP storage server to use cloud storage. Select an existing cloud volume or create a new volume for the MSDP storage server.
Note:
When you enable Server-Side Encryption, you can configure AWS Customer-Managed keys. These keys cannot be deleted once they are in use by NetBackup. Each object is encrypted with the key during upload and deleting the key from AWS causes NetBackup restore failures.
Note:
FortKnox supports multiple options. For FortKnox Amazon and Amazon Government options and FortKnox Azure and Azure Government in the web UI, you must contact your Cohesity NetBackup account manager for credentials or with any questions.
For more information on environments and deployment, refer to FortKnox for NetBackup.
For more information about FortKnox Amazon and FortKnox Azure options, refer to the NetBackup Deduplication Guide.
Enter all the required information based on the selection and click Next.
- In Replication, click Add to add replication targets to the disk pool.
This step lets you select a trusted primary server or add a trusted primary server. You can add a primary server that supports NetBackup Certificate Authority (NBCA), ECA, and ECA together with NBCA.
Replication is supported only on MSDP.
Review all the information that is entered for the replication targets and then click Next.
- On the Review page, verify that all settings and information are correct. Click Finish.
The disk pool creation and replication configuration continue in the background if you close the window. If there is an issue with validating the credentials and configuration of the replication, you can use the Change option to adjust any settings.
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The image sharing server, which already has a disk pool that is created for it, is not available while NetBackup creates a new disk pool for image sharing.