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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section III. Configuring storage
  4. Configuring storage units
  5. About the Storage utility
  6. Using the Storage utility
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

Using the Storage utility

To use the storage utility

  • In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Storage > Storage Units, Storage Unit Groups, or Storage Lifecycle Policies.

    The storage destinations that were created for the selected server are displayed in the right pane.

The storage configuration can be displayed for other master servers.

Figure: Storage Unit node of the Storage utility

Storage Unit node of the Storage utility

Table: Storage Unit utility

Number

Description

1

Currently selected master server.

2

Click to create a new storage unit.

See About storage unit settings .

3

Click to create a new storage unit group.

See Creating storage unit groups for backups.

4

Click to copy a storage unit.

See Creating a storage unit by copying a storage unit.

5

Click to initiate a data management job when using basic disk staging.

See About basic disk staging.

6

Click to create a new storage lifecycle policy.

See Creating a storage lifecycle policy.

7

Right-click in the right pane to view the shortcut menu.

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