Configuring a disk pool for deduplication
The NetBackup Storage Server Configuration Wizard lets you configure one disk pool during storage server configuration. To configure additional disk pools, launch the Disk Pool Configuration Wizard. Before you can configure a NetBackup disk pool, a NetBackup deduplication storage server must exist.
See About disk pools for NetBackup deduplication.
When you configure a deduplication disk pool, you specify the following:
The type of disk pool: . is the type for the following disk pools:
A on the disk storage that is attached to a NetBackup deduplication media server.
A , which represents storage on a NetBackup 5000 series appliance.
The deduplication storage server to query for the disk storage to use for the pool.
The disk volume to include in the pool.
NetBackup exposes the storage as a single volume.
The disk pool properties.
Veritas recommends that disk pool names be unique across your enterprise.
To configure a deduplication 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.
- Click Next on the welcome panel of the wizard.
The Disk Pool panel appears.
- On the Disk Pool panel, select PureDisk in the Type windows.
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:
After you select the disk pool Type, click Next. The Select Storage Server wizard panel appears.
- On the Select Storage Server panel, select the storage server for this disk pool. The wizard displays the deduplication storage servers that are configured in your environment. For a PureDisk Deduplication Pool, the storage server is the NetBackup 5000 series appliance.
The following is an example of the wizard panel:
Click Next. The Volume Selection wizard panel appears.
- On the Volume Selection panel, select the volume for this disk pool.
The following is an example of the wizard panel:
Media Server Deduplication Pool
All of storage in the Storage Path that you configured in the Storage Server Configuration Wizard is exposed as a single volume. The PureDiskVolume is a virtual name for that storage.
PureDisk Deduplication Pool
All of storage in the NetBackup 5000 series appliance is exposed as a single volume. The PureDiskVolume is a virtual name for that storage.
After you select the PureDiskVolume volume, click Next. The Additional Disk Pool Information wizard panel appears.
- On the Additional Disk Pool Information panel, enter the values for this disk pool.
See Media Server Deduplication Pool properties.
The following is an example of the wizard panel:
After you enter the appropriate information or select the necessary options, click Next. The Disk Pool Configuration Summary wizard panel appears.
- On the Disk Pool Configuration Summary panel, verify the selections. If OK, click Next.
The following is an example of the wizard panel:
To configure the disk pool, 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.
See Configuring a Media Server Deduplication Pool storage unit.
- Enter the appropriate information for the storage unit.
See Media Server Deduplication Pool storage unit properties.
The following is an example of the wizard panel:
After you enter the appropriate information or select the necessary options, click Next to create the storage unit.
- After NetBackup configures the storage unit, the Finished panel appears. Click Finish to exit from the wizard.
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