# Validating a Mount Path

You can validate a mount path to calculate the throughputs of a mount path and to check the read and write operations. You can determine the read and write throughputs based on a sample block size and number of reader/ writer. During the validation process, the system writes data temporarily on the mount path and reads data from the mount path.

Validating a mount path is useful when you want to determine the read and write throughputs.

Note

Archive Cloud Storage platforms like Amazon Glacier, Oracle Cloud Storage Archive Services, Azure Hot/Archive, and Azure Cool/Archive, are not supported for device validation.

## Before You Begin

- Ensure that your MediaAgent is upgraded to V11.

- The default percentage of random or sequential read and write operations during the validation of cloud mount path is 50%. You can modify this percentage. For more information on configuring the validation percentage, see Configuring the Percentage of Random Read Operations for Mount Path Validation.

## Procedure

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

   The Cloud page appears.

2. Click the required cloud storage.

   The cloud storage page appears.

3. Click the Backup locations tab.

4. In the Bucket section, for the cloud access path that you want to validate, click the action button , and then click Validate.

5. In the Validate dialog box, select the MediaAgent. The default values for Data Size(GB) and Number of Reader/Writer are pre-populated.

   To change the default values, select a value from the drop down list, or type a value.

6. Click OK.

   On successful validation of the mount path, you can view the throughput details by clicking View job details in the pop-up window.

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