From the Commvault VTL 2.0 Web Management Interface, create a storage pool for iSeries to set up the physical storage for virtual tape data.
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Procedure
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From the navigation pane, click Storage Pools.
The Configured Pools page appears.
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To add a default pool, click Add Pool.
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The first pool is considered as the Default pool which holds the deduplication tables for the other pools in the associated VTL host. It is recommended to use the Default pool exclusively for the deduplication tables.
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In the Pool Name box, enter the name for the pool.
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Select the Enable Dedupe Metadata check box.
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Select the Enable iSeries backups check box.
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Click Submit.
The Default pool appears in the Configured Pools list.
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To add a new pool for data, click Add Pool.
The Add Storage Pool dialog box appears.
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In the Pool Name box, enter the name for the pool.
If necessary, configure additional options as described in Add Storage Pool.
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Deduplication is enabled automatically for this pool.
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If you have an IBM iSeries host as the backup target, to ensure that the deduplication metadata required for IBM iSeries hosts is accurately generated, select the iSeries Backup check box.
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Click Submit.