Create a Virtual Disk using the Distributed Storage servers with erasure coding (EC 4.2).
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Distributed Storage.
The Distributed Storage page appears.
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In the Cluster URL column for the registered Distributed Storage cluster, click the cluster URL that you need to access.
The Cluster Watch page appears.
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On the Virtual Disk Management tab, click Add Disk.
The Add New Virtual Disk dialog box is displayed.
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Select or enter the following information:
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In the Name box, type the name of the virtual disk.
Note
This name will be used as the export name for mounting the disk library on the MediaAgent.
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In the Size box, type the size of the virtual disk used for the disk library.
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From the Disk Type list, choose NFS.
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From the Workload Type list, choose Backup.
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Under Protection Policy choose the Erasure Coding option.
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From the Erasure Config list, select the RS_4_2 option.
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Encryption and Enable Deduplication should be disabled (turned-off).
For more information about adding virtual disks, see Creating Virtual Disks.
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Click Run.