Storage Pools
- Storage Pools are used to aggregate the space available from different volumes and utilize them as a single storage for specific backups.
- The backup storage configured after the installation will act as a default pool
Note: Backup cannot be configured until the default storage pool is configured.
- You can add new volumes to create a pool for storing your backups. You can create 'n' number of storage pools, wherein ‘n’ number of volumes can be added to form a pool.
- Physical and network shared volumes can be combined together to form a pool. A single volume can be added to multiple pools.
- Backups configured from a standalone client will only be stored in default storage repository of backup server.
- You can choose the storage pool for backups during backup configuration itself when the backup is configured from a client on the server.
Note: If a storage volume has free space less than 5GB, it cannot be added as a storage repository.
Steps to create Storage Pool:
- Add Storage Pool: To create a new storage pool, click the Add Storage Pool option. Give the storage pool a name and select any set of volumes from the list of available storage volumes. Enter the storage pool name, this name will be listed in the available storage pools for the backups
Note: Only [a-z][A-Z][0-9][ - _ ] characters are allowed in the storage pool name.
- Choose Volumes: In the choose volume section, you will have three sections namely: Storage Volume, Space Usage & Backup Location
- Storage Volume - The list of drives added in the machine. Enable the checkbox if you want to select the drive for a pool.
- Space Usage - The total space and the available space of each drives in the machine.
- Backup Location - The storage location or path for each volumes where the backup data will be stored.
Note: It is not recommended to choose OS Partition as Storage repository.
- The list of storage volumes with its used size and backup location are displayed. You can select the required drives for the pool.
- Once all the details are provided, click Save. The new pool that is created will be displayed in the list of storage pools.
- You can expand the storage pool size by adding Volumes. Use the Edit option with respect to that storage pool.
Note: If the backup data is available in the pool, it cannot be deleted. The storage pool can be deleted only if the pool does not contain any backup data.
