You can configure directory-container storage pools to use inline data deduplication to
store deduplicated data.
Procedure
To store data in a directory-container storage pool, complete the following
steps:
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Create a directory-container storage pool by completing the following steps:
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On the Operations Center menu bar, click .
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On the Storage Pools page, click + Storage
Pool.
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Complete the steps in the Add Storage Pool wizard. Select
Directory for the type of container-based storage.
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After the wizard creates the storage pool, update your management classes and policy sets to
use the new pool. To update a management class to use the new pool, complete the following
steps:
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On the Operations Center menu bar, click
Services.
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On the Policies page, select a policy domain and click
Details.
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On the Details page, click the Policy Sets
tab.
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Click the Configure toggle. The policy sets are editable.
- Optional:
To edit a policy set that is not active, click the forward and back arrows to locate the policy
set.
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Update one or more management classes to use the new pool by editing the Backup
Destination field of the table.
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Click Save.
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Activate the changed policy set by completing the following steps:
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Click Activate.
Because changing the active policy set might result in data loss, a summary of the
differences between the active policy set and the new policy set is displayed.
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Look at the differences between corresponding management classes in the two policy sets, and
consider the consequences on client files. Client files that are bound to management classes in the
currently active policy set are, after activation, bound to the management classes with the same
names in the new policy set.
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Identify management classes in the currently active policy set that do not have counterparts in
the new policy set, and consider the consequences on client files. Client files that are bound to
these management classes are, after activation, managed by the default management class in the new
policy set.
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If the changes implemented by the policy set are acceptable, select the I understand
that these updates can cause data loss check box and click
Activate.
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Click the Configure toggle. The policy sets are no longer
editable.
What to do next
To protect a directory-container storage pool, issue the PROTECT STGPOOL
command. For instructions, see PROTECT STGPOOL (Protect data that belongs to a storage pool) and Copying directory-container storage pools to tape.
You might be able to optimize your storage
environment by tiering data from directory-container storage pools on disk to cloud or tape storage.
For more information, see Tiering data to cloud or tape storage.
If you are protecting a directory-container storage pool by copying the data to
a remote server, and you experience network issues, see Determining whether Aspera FASP technology can optimize data transfer in your system environment.