Adding media to an FSE media pool

--	00000001	volume number
	-- 00000001.hdr		volume header
	`-- 00000003.vdf		volume data file
--	00000002
	-- 00000001.hdr
	-- 00000003.vdf
	`-- 00028545.fri		fast recovery information file
`--	00000003
	`-- 00000001.hdr		volume contains no data

Each medium volume has its own directory named after the corresponding volume number, for example: /var/opt/fse/dm/dm000001/00000001. The volume directory includes the following files:

•medium volume header (00000000.hdr)

•medium volume data (00000003.vdf)

•medium volume FRI data (FileBlockOffset.fri)

•medium volume size identifier (vol.info)

•Data compression is not supported for disk media.

•Location information, which you get by running the fsemedium --listcommand, is not valid for disk media. For details, see ”Checking the status of media” on page 117.

By adding media to an FSE media pool, you prepare them so they can be used by FSE. Note that the parameters specified in an FSE media pool configuration determine the characteristics for all media added to this media pool, such as the number of medium volumes and the system volume size and location. See ”FSE medium volumes” on page 98 for a description of data and system volumes and ”Disk media” on page 99 for disk media specifics.

1.Create an entry for an FSE medium and add it to a configured FSE media pool using the fsemedium command, specifying the medium barcode:

fsemedium --add Barcode --pool PoolName

Repeat this step for all media that you plan to add to the FSE implementation at this time.

2.If you want to add non-disk FSE media, physically place all newly-added FSE media into free slots in the corresponding library. Trigger a physical library inventory update (medium barcode rescan) using the following command:

fselibrary --update-inventory LibraryName --rescan

Once the media are added to the FSE media pool, you must format and initialize them, which prepares them for use as the secondary storage space in FSE.

Formatting media

Formatting is the first step of preparing a medium for use in the FSE implementation. Formatting creates partitions on the medium. These partitions are called FSE medium volumes. The number of the medium volumes that can be created by formatting depends on the media family of the medium and the limitations imposed by FSE. A medium is partitioned according to the parameters specified in the corresponding FSE media pool configuration.

CAUTION: Formatting erases all data on the medium.

102 Managing media

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