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Managing a Storage Unit

Updated on 2024-10-25 GMT+08:00

A storage unit is a basic unit allocated from the space mapped from a backend storage device and is used for storing backup data. You can view, modify, and delete an existing storage unit.

Operation

Navigation Path

Description

Key Parameters

Viewing a storage unit

  • Viewing basic information:

    On the navigation bar, choose > Storage Unit.

  • Viewing details:

    On the navigation bar, choose > Storage Unit. On the displayed page, click the storage unit you want to view.

Background

You want to view basic information about a storage unit.

Precautions

Before performing this operation, ensure that the storage unit has been created.

  • Accessibility Status

    There are three states:

    • All accessible

      All backup proxies in the eBackup management system can access the storage unit.

    • Partially accessible

      Some of the backup proxies in the eBackup management system can access the storage unit.

    • Inaccessible

      None of the backup proxies in the eBackup management system can access the storage unit.

    • Scanning

      The storage unit is connecting with backup proxies.

  • Type

    Storage unit type, which can be:

    • NFS

      If the backend storage is NAS storage and is shared to the backup server and backup proxies using NFS, the storage unit type is NFS.

    • S3

      If the backend storage is S3 storage and is shared to the backup server and backup proxies using S3, the storage unit type is S3.

  • Capacity

    Total capacity of a storage unit

    • For the NAS backend storage, the total capacity of a storage unit is that of the shared directory.
    • For the S3 backend storage, the total capacity of a storage unit is that of the bucket.
  • Path

    Path to access the backend storage

    • For the NAS backend storage, the path is the NFS shared path.
    • For the S3 backend storage, the path is the bucket access path.

Modifying a storage unit

On the navigation bar, choose > Storage Unit. Move the mouse pointer to the storage unit you want to modify and click in the button area on the right, or click the storage unit you want to modify and click in the preview area on the right.

Background

You want to update information about a storage unit. After modification, the system automatically synchronizes the modification to the associated storage pool.

Precautions

  • Before performing this operation, ensure that the storage unit has been created.
  • Before changing the path of a storage unit, ensure that no jobs are executing on the storage unit.
  • The storage unit level cannot be modified when the storage unit has an associated storage pool.

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Deleting a storage unit

On the navigation bar, choose > Storage Unit. Move the mouse pointer to the storage unit you want to delete and click in the button area on the right, or click the storage unit you want to delete and click in the preview area on the right.

Background

You want to delete a storage unit.

Precautions

Before performing this operation, ensure that the storage unit is not associated with any storage pool.

If any associated storage pool is displayed in the Storage Pool area, find it on the storage pool page. Ensure that the storage pool is no longer needed and delete it. Then delete the storage unit.

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