# Create a Storage Pool

Create a storage pool to setup the physical storage used to store the virtual tape data on the Commvault VTL 2.0.

## Procedure

1. From the navigation pane, click Storage Pools.

   The Configured Pools page appears.

   A default pool should be automatically created and displayed under the Configured Pools list. This pool exclusively holds the deduplication tables for the other pools in the VTL.

2. If the default storage pool is not created already:

   1. click Add Pool.

   2. In the Pool Name box, enter Default for the storage pool name.

   3. Select the Enable Dedupe Metadata and Enable Deduplication check boxes.

   4. Click Submit.

3. To add a new storage pool for the backup data, click Add Pool.

   The Add Storage Pool dialog box appears.

4. In the Pool Name box, enter the for the pool.

   If necessary, configure additional options as described in Add Storage Pool.

   Note

   Deduplication is enabled automatically for this pool.

5. If the backup target is an IBM iSeries host, ensure that the iSeries Backup option is unselected.

   This will ensure that the deduplication metadata required for IBM iSeries hosts is accurately generated.

6. Click Submit.

## Related Topic

- Add Storage Pool (Online Help)

- Best Practices for Storage Pools

- Best Practices for IBM iSeries

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