Storage Pool Management
- Storage Management option lets you manage and configure drives into separate storage pools for storing the backup data. Vembu BDR has a new file system that halts backup for nothing and once the storage pool gets filled, you can extend the storage by using the edit option. New volumes can be added to an already created storage pool.
Note: Vembu BDR repository management has a hybrid volume manager that supports scalable and extendable backup storage of different storage media such as Local drives, NAS(NFS and CiFS) and SAN(iSCSI and FC).
- From the Management tab choose the Storage Pool option.
- If it is a fresh installation, you must configure a storage pool before you begin scheduling your backup jobs. Select the Click here option or Add option to configure storage pool. Provide a storage pool name and select any set of volumes from the list of available storage volumes. Click Save. The space available and the backup location when that particular volume is selected as a storage pool will be displayed. Click Next.
Note: Only [a-z][A-Z][0-9][ - _ ] characters are allowed in the storage pool name.
- When you have added more than one storage pool, you can choose any storage pool as your default storage pool. You can modify the default storage pool by enabling Set as default option alongside the respective storage pool you wish to set as default. If a particular storage pool is made as default pool the backups that occur after this will be stored in the new default storage pool only. The increments of the old backups will be stored in the previously configured default pool.
- You can add network volumes using the click here option or Manage Network Drive option available in the Network Volume section.
- Click here to learn about Storage Pools.
- Click here to Calculate your Storage Space Requirements.
- Click here for steps to Reset Vembu BDR to Fresh Installation state.
