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Creating a HyperScale X Storage Pool

A HyperScale X storage pool is a scale-out storage resource that combines multiple HyperScale X nodes into a single storage platform. In most deployments, the software automatically creates a storage pool during the HyperScale X installation process.

If storage pool creation fails during deployment, or if additional storage pools are required, you can create a storage pool manually. After the HyperScale X nodes are deployed and registered, a storage pool must be available to support data protection workloads, deduplication, and storage management operations.

When a stand-alone web server is used, the storage pool is not created automatically and must be created manually from the Command Center.

Use this procedure to create a HyperScale X storage pool from previously configured HyperScale X nodes.

Before You Begin

  • Verify that the HyperScale X nodes have been successfully deployed and configured as described in Setting Up the Network.

  • Verify that all nodes intended for the storage pool are registered and available in the CommCell environment.

  • Download and install the latest updates associated with the release before creating the HyperScale X storage pool.

  • If multiple instances of the MediaAgent software are installed on a node, only one instance can be used to configure a HyperScale X storage pool.

    For information about multi-instance installations, see Multi-Instance Installations.

    For example, if MA1 is installed in Instance001 and MA2 is installed in Instance002, you can create only one HyperScale X storage pool using either MA1 or MA2. Do not use the other MediaAgent instance on the same node to configure another HyperScale X storage pool.

Procedure

  1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Manage > Storage > HyperScale X.

    The HyperScale X page appears.

  2. Click Add.

    The Add HyperScale page appears.

  3. In the Name box, type a name for the Storage Pool.

  4. From the Nodes list, select the names associated with the nodes that were configured.

  5. Click Save.

Result

After the storage pool is created:

  • The storage pool appears under Storage Pools in the Command Center.

  • A global deduplication policy is automatically created and appears under Policies > Storage Policies.

  • The storage pool becomes available for creating storage policies and protecting workloads.

What To Do Next

After creating the storage pool, create a storage policy or storage policy copy and associate it with the global deduplication policy.

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