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  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  3. Section IV. Configuring storage
  4. Configuring tape media
  5. Managing volume pools
  6. Edit or delete a volume pool
NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

Edit or delete a volume pool

Edit a volume pool

Use this procedure to change the properties of a volume pool. The properties you can change include the pool type (scratch pool or catalog backup pool).

To edit a volume pool

  1. Open the NetBackup web UI.
  2. On the left, select Storage > Tape storage. Then select the Volume pools tab.
  3. Select a pool in the Volume pools list.
  4. Select Edit.
  5. Change the attributes for the volume pool.

    See Volume pool properties.

  6. Select Update.

 

Delete a volume pool

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

To delete a volume pool

  1. Open the NetBackup web UI.
  2. On the left, select Storage > Tape storage. Then select the Volume pools tab.
  3. Locate the volume pool that you want to delete. Ensure that the volume pool is empty. If the pool is not empty, change the pool name for any volumes in the pool.
  4. Select the volume pool.
  5. Select Delete.
  6. Select Confirm.

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