Creating a basic disk staging storage unit
When you configure a BasicDisk storage unit with disk staging, data is stored on the initial storage unit (disk staging storage unit). Then with a configurable relocation schedule, data is copied to the final location. Having the images on the final destination storage unit frees the space on the disk staging storage unit as needed.
To create a BasicDisk storage unit with disk staging
- Open the NetBackup web UI.
- Select Storage > Storage units.
- Select Add.
- Select BasicDisk. Then click Start.
- Select the properties for the storage unit.
Type a Name for the storage unit.
Enter the number of Maximum concurrent jobs that are allowed to write to this storage unit at one time.
Enter a High water mark value.
The high water mark works differently for the BasicDisk disk type. NetBackup assigns new jobs to a BasicDisk disk staging storage unit, even if it is over the indicated high water mark. For BasicDisk, the high water mark is used to prompt the deletion of images that have been relocated.
Note:
The Low water mark setting does not apply to disk staging storage units.
- Select Next.
- For the staging schedule, select the option Enable temporary staging area.
- In the Staging schedule section, then select Add.
The schedule name defaults to the storage unit name.
Configure the schedule settings.
- Click Save to save the disk staging schedule.
- Click Next.
- Select a media server.
- Browse or specify the absolute path to the directory to use for storage.
- Select whether this directory can reside on the root file system or system disk.
- Click Next.
- Review the settings for the storage unit and then click Save.