Converting a Data Domain Disk Library to a Data Domain Boost Access

You can convert a Data Domain Disk Library to a Data Domain Boost Access in the following ways. Prior to converting, make sure that you have enabled the ActivateDDBoost additional setting. For more information, see Enabling Data Domain Boost Storage Library Creation.

Step 1.

CIFS/NFS Share

You can convert a CIFS/NFS share to a storage unit by running the following command on Data Domain System. For more information, see Dell EMC® Data Domain® documentation.

 
ddboost storage-unit modify $[MTREE_NAME that you created] user $[DDBoost-username-you-want]

Note down the user credentials.

Data Domain Boost FS Disk Library

Note down the credentials used to create the storage unit.

Step 2.

Execute the DiskLibMigration script by running the following command on CommServe:

 
qoperation execscript -sn $[DiskLibMigration] -si $[LIBRARY_ALIAS_NAME] -si $[DEVICE_TYPE]

For example,

 
qoperation execscript -sn $[DiskLibMigration] -si '$[dd_cifs_demo]' -si '$[DD Boost Access]'

For more details, see DiskLibMigration.

This action disables the mount path for writing new data. To allow write operations and pruning, navigate to the Allocation Policy tab on the Mount Path Properties dialog box, and then select Maximum Allowed Writers.

Validating and Accessing the Storage Unit

1. Right-click on the disk library, and then select Share Mount Path.

   The Mount Path Properties dialog box appears.

2. Select the required mount path, and then click Edit.

   The Edit Data Domain Boost Storage dialog box appears.

3. Enter the following:

   1. IP address in the Data Domain Host box

   2. Credentials of the storage unit in the Credentials box

   3. Storage unit name

      Note

      If the Data Domain Boost Disk Library is created using a folder under the storage unit, then enter the storage unit as Storageunit\Folder.

4. Click Verify.

   The storage unit is validated and you can access it.