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Creating a Disk Storage Pool for Linux ROBO

Use the following procedure, to create a Linux ROBO disk storage pool manually.

Note

When you use a stand-alone web server, the storage pool is not created automatically during the RO1200 on Linux installation. In such cases, you must create the storage pool manually from the Command Center.

Before You Begin

  • Make sure the node is set up as described in Setting Up the Network.

  • You can use only one instance of the MediaAgent to configure the Storage Pool, if multiple instances of the MediaAgent software is installed on a node. (For information about multi-instance installations, see Multi-Instance Installations.) For example if you have MA1 installed in instance 1 and MA2 installed in instance 2, you can create only one Storage Pool using either MA1 or MA2. Do not use the other MediaAgent instance on the node to configure another Storage Pool.

  • Download and install the latest Hot Fix Package associated with the Service Pack before creating the Storage Pool. For more information about the latest Hot Fix Package, see Service Packs.

Procedure

  1. Open the Command Center. See Opening the Command Center for more information.

  2. From the navigation pane, go to Storage > Disk.

    The Disk page appears.

  3. Click Add.

    The Add disk storage page appears.

  4. In the Name box, type a name for the disk storage.

  5. In the Backup locations section, click Add.

    The Add Backup location dialog box appears.

    1. From the MediaAgent list, select the ROBO Linux node that will write the data to the storage.

      Note

      The list displays MediaAgents classified as Active (MediaAgents having license) and Inactive (MediaAgents having MediaAgent package installed, but license not consumed). The license is auto consumed if you select an inactive MediaAgent.

    2. To set the disk access path, use one of the following options:

      • To use a local disk as the disk access path, click Local.

      • To use a network drive as the disk access path, click Network and then enter the User name and Password needed to access the backup location.

        To use a pre-defined credential, move the Use saved credentials toggle key to the right, and then select the pre-defined credential from the Name list.

        To add a new credential, click the + sign to create new credentials to access a network drive as described in Creating a Credential to Access a Network Drive.

    3. In the Backup location box, type the full path name to the storage location. For example, /linuxrobo/disk1 /ws/ddb.

    4. Click Add.

  6. To enable deduplication on the storage, complete the following steps:

    1. Move the Use deduplication toggle key to the right.

    2. In the Deduplication DB location section, click Add.

      The Add Deduplication DB location dialog box appears.

    3. From the MediaAgent list, select the ROBO Linux node that will write the data to the DB location.

    4. In the Deduplication DB location box, type the full path name or browse and select the path to the DB location.

    5. Click Add.

    For more information about configuring additional DDB partitions, see Configuring Additional Partitions for a Deduplication Database.

  7. Click Save.

Result

  • A storage pool will be created. To view the storage pool, click Storage from the navigation pane.

  • Additionally, a new global deduplication policy appears under the Policies > Storage Policies node.

What To Do Next

Create a storage policy or a storage policy copy and assign it to the global deduplication policy. See Creating a Storage Policy with Global Deduplication or Creating a Storage Policy Copy with Global Deduplication for more information.

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