Configuring an OpenStorage disk pool for backups
When you create a disk pool, you specify the following:
The storage server.
For OpenStorage, the disk appliance is the storage server.
The disk volume or volumes to include in the pool.
The disk pool properties.
Cohesity recommends that disk volume and disk pool names be unique across your enterprise.
See Configuring an OpenStorage storage server for backups.
To configure an OpenStorage disk pool by using the wizard
- In the NetBackup Administration Console, select either NetBackup Management or Media and Device Management.
- From the list of wizards in the right pane, click Configure Disk Pool.
- On the Welcome panel, the types of disk pools that you can configure depend on the options for which you are licensed.
The following is an example of the wizard panel:
Select OpenStorage (VendorName) and then click Next. The Storage Server Selection wizard panel appears.
- On the Storage Server Selection panel, the OpenStorage storage servers that you have configured already appear in the Storage server list.
The following is an example of the wizard panel:
Select the storage server that hosts the storage for this disk pool and then click Next. The Select Disk Pool Properties and Volumes wizard panel appears.
- The Select Disk Pool Properties and Volumes panel displays the volumes available on the storage server.
The following is an example of the wizard panel for an appliance that exposes volumes to NetBackup for backups:
Select the volumes for the disk pool and then click Next. The Additional Disk Pool Information wizard panel appears.
- On the Additional Disk Pool Information panel, enter the values for the disk pool and then click Next.
See OpenStorage disk pool properties.
The following is an example of the wizard panel:
The wizard Summary panel appears after you click Next.
- On the Summary panel, verify the selections. To change values, click Back to return the to previous wizard panel. If the selections are OK, click Next.
The following is an example of the wizard panel:
When you click Next, the Disk Pool Configuration Status wizard panel appears.
- The Disk Pool Configuration Status wizard panel describes the progress of the operation.
The following is an example of the wizard panel:
After the disk pool is created, you can do the following:
Configure a storage unit
Ensure that Create a storage unit using the disk pool that you have just created is selected and then click Next. The Storage Unit Creation wizard panel appears. Continue to the next step.
Exit
Click Close.
You can configure one or more storage units later.
- On the Storage Unit Creation panel, enter the appropriate information for the storage unit.
See OpenStorage storage unit properties.
The following is an example of the wizard panel:
Click Next to create the storage unit. After NetBackup configures the storage unit, the Finished panel appears.
- On the Finished panel, click Finish to exit from the wizard.
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