Symantec 7 manual Configuring a deduplication pool, Media server deduplication pool properties

50Configuring deduplication Configuring a deduplication pool

Configuring a deduplication pool

When you create a deduplication storage server, you can launch the Disk Pool Configuration Wizard after NetBackup creates the deduplication storage server. If you created the disk pool already, you do not have to follow these instructions.

When you configure a disk pool for deduplication, you specify the following:

■The type of disk pool (PureDisk).

■The NetBackup deduplication storage server to query for the disk storage to use for the pool.

■The disk volume to include in the pool. NetBackup exposes the storage as a single volume.

■The disk pool properties.

See “Media server deduplication pool properties” on page 50.

Symantec recommends that disk pool names be unique across your enterprise.

To create a NetBackup disk pool

1In the NetBackup Administration Console, select the Media and Device Management node.

2From the list of wizards in the Details pane, click Configure Disk Pool and follow the wizard instructions.

For help, see the wizard help.

3After NetBackup creates the deduplication pool, you have the option to create a storage unit that uses the pool.

Media server deduplication pool properties

Table 5-2describes the disk pool properties.

Table 5-2	Media server deduplication pool properties
Property	Description
Name	The disk pool name.
Storage server	The storage server name. The storage server is the same as the
	NetBackup media server to which the storage is attached.