Updated on 2022-09-16 GMT+08:00

Creating a Storage Pool

A storage pool provides an abstract layer to implement physical isolation. The failure of a storage pool does not affect backup services in other storage pools.

Prerequisites

A storage unit has been created according to Creating a Storage Unit.

Procedure

  1. On the navigation bar, choose > Storage Pool.
  2. Click Create.

    Figure 1 Create Storage Pool

  3. Set basic information of a storage pool. Table 1 describes the parameters.

    Table 1 Parameter description

    Parameter

    Description

    Setting Rule

    Name

    Name of a user-defined storage pool

    The name contains 1 to 128 characters and can contain letters, digits, plus signs (+), underscores (_), hyphens (-), periods (.), and at signs (@).

    Description

    Description of a storage pool

    The description contains a maximum of 1,024 characters.

    Storage Unit

    Click . In the Add Storage Unit dialog box, select an existing storage unit or create a storage unit if no storage units are available.

    If you want to create a storage unit and enable Offline Transmission, add both the created S3 and NAS storage units.

    A storage unit cannot be added to multiple storage pools.

    Alarm Threshold

    If the storage pool usage exceeds the threshold, an alarm is reported, prompting you to expand capacity or delete unneeded backup data. If you do not do so, subsequent backup jobs may fail.

    An appropriate alarm threshold helps you monitor the capacity usage of a storage pool. The default threshold is 80%. You are advised to set this parameter to a value ranging from 70% to 90%.

  4. Click OK.