Creating a Storage Policy Copy with Global Storage

You can create a storage policy copy that has global storage.

When you create a storage policy copy that has global storage, consider these guidelines:

• To use global storage for a storage policy copy, you must select a storage pool with global storage when you create the create the storage pool copy.

• After you create the storage policy copy, you cannot change or disable the storage pool.

• You cannot configure an existing storage policy copy for global storage.

• You can associate multiple storage policy copies in a storage policy with the same storage pool.

Procedure

Step 1: Create a Storage Pool Using a Disk / Cloud Library

Create a storage pool using one of the following storage device:

• Disk Storage Pool.

  For more information about creating a disk storage pool, see Configuring a Disk Network Storage Pool With Global Storage.

• Cloud Storage Pool.

  For more information about creating a cloud storage pool, see Configuring a Cloud Network Storage Pool With Global Storage.

Step 2: Create a Storage Policy Copy Using the Storage Pool

Create a Storage Policy Copy using the Storage Pool. You can create one or more copies as follows:

• Synchronous Copy

  For more information about creating a synchronous copy using a storage pool, see Getting Started With Synchronous Copies.

• Selective Copy

  For more information about creating a selective copy using a storage pool, see Getting Started With Selective Copies.

Step 3: Fine-Tune Settings For the Copy (Optional)

If necessary you can fine-tune the settings for a copy.

For more information on modifying the settings for a copy, see Additional Configuration Options For Storage Policy Copies.