Creating a volume pool
Volume pools are configured in the node of the NetBackup Administration Console.
Ensure that the volume pools you create have sufficient volumes allocated to them (or to a scratch pool if one exists).
After a volume is assigned to an off-site volume pool, it remains in that pool and is used for rotation within that same pool (unless a scratch pool exists, in which case it is returned to the scratch pool).
See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I and the NetBackup Administration help for more information about volume pools and allocating volumes to them.
To create a volume pool
- In the NetBackup Administration Console, click Media and Device Management > Media.
- Click Actions > New > Volume Pool.
- From the Add a New Volume Pool dialog box, in the Pool name text box, enter a name for the new volume pool.
The name must be 20 characters or less and cannot contain any spaces or special characters.
- In the Description text box, enter a brief description for the pool.
- Specify the Maximum number of partially full media.
This option lets you specify the number of partially full media in the volume pool for each of the unique combinations of the following in that pool:
Robot
Drive Type
Retention Level
This option does not apply to the None pool, catalog backup pools, or scratch volume pools.
The default value is zero, which does not limit the number of full media that are allowed in the pool.
- Select the Catalog backup pool check box if you plan to use this volume pool to back up the NetBackup catalog. This check box creates a dedicated catalog backup pool to be used for catalog policies. A dedicated catalog volume pool reduces the number of tapes that are needed during catalog restores since catalog backup media are not mixed with other backup media.