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Creating Disk Pools From LSUs, Creating Storage Units Using the Disk Pool

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Creating Disk Pools From LSUs Use the NetBackup graphical user interface (GUI) to configure disk pools from logical storage units (LSUs) on the DR Series system. Log in to NetBackup, and complete the following: 1. In the main window of the NetBackup Administrator console, click Configure Disk Pools to launch the Disk Pool Configuration Wizard. The Disk Pool Configuration Wizard page is displayed, which is where you define media servers for use in a disk pool. 2. In the Welcome to the Disk Pool Configuration Wizard page, click Next. The Disk Pool page is displayed. 3. In Type, select OpenStorage (DELL), and click Next. The Select Storage Server page is displayed, and contains a list of available storage servers. 4. In the Storage server list, select a server, and click Next. The Disk Pool Properties page is displayed. 5. Select the LSUs (volumes) to include from the list, and click Next. The Disk Pool Properties page is displayed. 6. Enter a Disk pool name, and click Next. The Summary page for the Disk Pool Configuration Wizard is displayed. 7. Verify the disk pool configuration in the Summary page, and click Next to configure the disk pool you created. The Performing required task page is displayed, with the status being: Configuration completed successfully. You have several options available at this point: • Clear the Create a storage unit for the disk pool. • Click Finish and close the Disk Pool Configuration Wizard. • Click Next to create the storage unit with this disk pool. NOTE: If you create the storage unit using the Disk Pool Configuration Wizard, you can skip the step where you create storage units using a disk pool. 8. Click Next to continue with creating a storage unit using this wizard. 9. Enter a Storage unit name, and click Next. The Successfully Completed Disk Pool Configuration page is displayed. 10. Click Finish. To display the disk pool you created, click Devices → Disk Pools in the left navigation pane in the NetBackup Administrator console. Creating Storage Units Using the Disk Pool Use the NetBackup GUI to create storage units using the disk pools on the DR Series system. Log in to NetBackup, and complete the following tasks: 1. In the main window of the NetBackup Administrator console, click Storage in the left navigation pane, and select Storage Units. 2. In the NetBackup Administrator console main window, right-click and select New Storage Unit from the drop-down list. 3. In the New Storage Unit page, enter a name in Storage unit name, and select the OST disk pool that you created in the Disk pool drop-down list. 131

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Creating Disk Pools From LSUs
Use the NetBackup graphical user interface (GUI) to configure disk pools from logical storage units (LSUs) on the DR
Series system.
Log in to NetBackup, and complete the following:
1.
In the main window of the
NetBackup Administrator
console, click
Configure Disk Pools
to launch the
Disk Pool
Configuration Wizard
.
The
Disk Pool Configuration Wizard
page is displayed, which is where you define media servers for use in a disk
pool.
2.
In the
Welcome to the Disk Pool Configuration Wizard
page, click
Next
.
The
Disk Pool
page is displayed.
3.
In
Type
, select
OpenStorage (DELL)
, and click
Next
.
The
Select Storage Server
page is displayed, and contains a list of available storage servers.
4.
In the
Storage server
list, select a server, and click
Next
.
The
Disk Pool Properties
page is displayed.
5.
Select the LSUs (volumes) to include from the list, and click
Next
.
The
Disk Pool Properties
page is displayed.
6.
Enter a
Disk pool name
, and click
Next
.
The
Summary
page for the
Disk Pool Configuration Wizard
is displayed.
7.
Verify the disk pool configuration in the
Summary
page, and click
Next
to configure the disk pool you created.
The
Performing required task
page is displayed, with the status being:
Configuration completed successfully
. You
have several options available at this point:
•
Clear the
Create a storage unit
for the disk pool.
•
Click
Finish
and close the
Disk Pool Configuration Wizard
.
•
Click
Next
to create the storage unit with this disk pool.
NOTE:
If you create the storage unit using the
Disk Pool Configuration Wizard
, you can skip the step where
you create storage units using a disk pool.
8.
Click
Next
to continue with creating a storage unit using this wizard.
9.
Enter a
Storage unit name
, and click
Next
.
The
Successfully Completed Disk Pool Configuration
page is displayed.
10.
Click
Finish
.
To display the disk pool you created, click
Devices
→
Disk Pools
in the left navigation pane in the
NetBackup
Administrator
console.
Creating Storage Units Using the Disk Pool
Use the NetBackup GUI to create storage units using the disk pools on the DR Series system.
Log in to NetBackup, and complete the following tasks:
1.
In the main window of the
NetBackup Administrator
console, click
Storage
in the left navigation pane, and select
Storage Units
.
2.
In the
NetBackup Administrator
console main window, right-click and select
New Storage Unit
from the drop-down
list.
3.
In the
New Storage Unit
page, enter a name in
Storage unit name
, and select the OST disk pool that you created in
the
Disk pool
drop-down list.
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