Creating a storage unit
A storage unit is a label that NetBackup associates with physical storage. The label can identify a robot, a path to a volume, or a disk pool. Storage unit creation is part of several other wizards. However, a storage unit can be created directly from the Storage utility in the NetBackup Administration Console.
Figure: Storage unit types shows the different storage unit types and the option that needs to be installed, if necessary.
To create a storage unit
- In the NetBackup Administration Console, select the Storage utility.
- Select Actions > New > New Storage Unit.
- Enter a Storage unit name.
- Select the Storage unit type. The selection specifies the type of storage that the storage unit uses: Media Manager, Disk, or NDMP.
- For disk storage units:
Select a disk type from the Disk type drop-down menu.
The Disk type identifies the type of storage unit destination:
AdvancedDisk storage unit
The destination is a disk pool.
BasicDisk storage unit
The destination is a path to a volume on a host.
Cloud storage unit
The destination is a disk pool of the type that includes a VendorName string. VendorName can be the name of a cloud storage provider.
The values also can contain a _crypt suffix (for example, Amazon_crypt). The _crypt suffix indicates encrypted storage.
NDMP storage
The destination is an NDMP host. The NDMP protocol is used to perform backups and recoveries.
OpenStorage storage unit
The destination is a disk pool of the type that includes a VendorName string. The vendor supplies the StorageName string.
For DataDomain, you can use the WORM property of the disk.
WORM is the acronym for Write Once Read Many. If the Use WORM option is set, data can be written to the associated media only once, but it can be read multiple times.
PureDisk storage unit
The destination is a Media Server Deduplication Pool or a PureDisk Deduplication Pool.
See the NetBackup Deduplication Guide.
Select the disk pool for this storage unit.
Select a media server in the Media server drop-down menu. The selection indicates that the media server has permission to write to the storage unit.
Absolute pathname to directory or Absolute pathname to volume setting.
See Absolute pathname to directory or absolute pathname to volume setting for storage units.
Maximum concurrent jobs
Reduce fragment size
High water mark
Low water mark
Enable block sharing
Enable Temporary staging area
- For Media Manager storage units, data is written to tape robots and standalone tape drives:
Select a storage device from the Storage Device drop-down menu.
Select a media server in the Media server drop-down menu. The selection indicates that the media server has permission to write to the storage unit.
Maximum concurrent write drives
Enable multiplexing
Reduce fragment size
- Click OK to save the storage unit configuration.