You can configure an Air Gap Protect network storage pool with a global Deduplication storage policy (GDSP) from the CommCell Console.
About This Task
The configuration wizard automatically creates the following entities as soon as the storage pool is configured:
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Creates an Air Gap Protect library
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Creates a mount path for the Air Gap Protect
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Creates a new Global Deduplication Policy
In addition, if a Client Group is associated with the storage pool, all the MediaAgents in the Client Group is automatically shared across all the mount paths available in the library, with Read access.
Gather Air Gap Protect Storage Pool Data
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Required Information |
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Storage Policy Name |
Name of the storage pool. For example: Storagepool-MetallicCloud001 |
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Storage |
Name of the available Air Gap Protect library with which the storage pool should be associated. |
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MediaAgent and Partition Paths |
Path to the MediaAgents and DDB partitions, if partitioned deduplication database was enabled. |
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Software Encryption |
Ability to enable software encryption. (optional) |
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Client Group |
Ability to associate a client group with the storage pool. (optional) Note When a new MediaAgent is added to the client group, then it is automatically shared shared across all mount paths available in the library, with Read access.. |
Procedure
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From the CommCell Browser, expand to Storage Resources > Storage Pools.
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Right-click the Storage Pools, point to Add Storage Pools, click Cloud, and then click Air Gap Protect.
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The Create New Storage Pool Wizard opens. Follow the instructions in the wizard and use the data that was already gathered.
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Click Finish to create an Air Gap Protect pool.
The new storage pool appears under the Storage Pools node.
Result
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A Global Deduplication Policy (Air Gap Protect Pool) under the Storage Pools node and under the Storage Policies node.
The following entities will be created in this pool:
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Deduplication Engines: Storage Policy Copy, DDB and partitions will be listed under Deduplication Engines.
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Storage: The Commvault Cloud Library along with the mount paths will be listed under Storage.
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If a client group was selected, then all the MediaAgents in the client group are automatically included as follows:
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Shared across all the mount paths available in the library
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Added as a data path on the Global Deduplication Policy
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Added as a data path on the storage policy associated with the Global Deduplication Policy
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What to Do Next
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Create a storage policy and associate it with the Global Deduplication Policy (Air Gap Protect network storage pool). For information see Creating a Storage Policy with Global Deduplication. Then, assign the storage policy copy to a subclient and start data protection operations. For more information on configuring subclients, see agent specific documentation.
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Add additional storage to the Air Gap Protect network storage pool. For more information, see Adding Additional Storage to an Air Gap Protect Network Storage Pool
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Add additional MediaAgents to the Air Gap Protect network storage pool. For more information, see Adding Additional MediaAgents to an Air Gap Protect Network Storage Pool.