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Tommen
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11 years ago

Netbackup appliance - Master server & shelf disk allocation

I have just setup a new NetBackup Appliance 5230 master server (4 TB) no problem.  I've added a shelf unit (35TB), which is now "in use".  Can someone point me to some documentation or tell me the best practice of how to allocate the 35TB?

Currently the AdvancedDisk, Catalog, and Deduplication pools are on the the same appliance.

 

Any help??

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  • Mark_Solutions's avatar
    Mark_Solutions
    11 years ago

    A 5230 in one form is sold as a "40" - such as the D40

    This means it can have a full 40 TB of usable space

    The key is decide which you want (de-dupe / advanced disk) and what size you want them to be

    Spanning the pools between the header and the shelf should not be an issue as it just gives you more spindles and so higher overall performance

    Once you know the sizes you want for each just go into the CLISH of the appliance and use the resize commands

    So as an example if you want to grow the 4TB de-dupe pool to be 35TB then do the following:

    So Manage - Storage - Show will show you what you have and what is available

    Resize DeDuplication 35 TB

    will expand it to be a total size of 35 TB - the appliance just does it all for you

    To grown the Advanced disk pool to be the other 5 TB use

    Resize AdvancedDisk 5 TB

    If however you are not actually using the Advanced Disk then you can shrink it down to a minimum using

    Resize AdvancedDisk 8 GB

    Hope this all makes sense

    I am also assuming that you have "added" the disk in, if not add it first using

    Add unit_2 (or what ever the new shelfs name shows up as in the Show command earlier)

    Hope this helps

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  • EnriquePereira's avatar
    EnriquePereira
    Level 5
    11 years ago

    I prefer to put the deduplication volume only on the external shelft. If you mix it with the internal disks you will lose so much performance.

     

  • Mark_Solutions's avatar
    Mark_Solutions
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    A 5230 in one form is sold as a "40" - such as the D40

    This means it can have a full 40 TB of usable space

    The key is decide which you want (de-dupe / advanced disk) and what size you want them to be

    Spanning the pools between the header and the shelf should not be an issue as it just gives you more spindles and so higher overall performance

    Once you know the sizes you want for each just go into the CLISH of the appliance and use the resize commands

    So as an example if you want to grow the 4TB de-dupe pool to be 35TB then do the following:

    So Manage - Storage - Show will show you what you have and what is available

    Resize DeDuplication 35 TB

    will expand it to be a total size of 35 TB - the appliance just does it all for you

    To grown the Advanced disk pool to be the other 5 TB use

    Resize AdvancedDisk 5 TB

    If however you are not actually using the Advanced Disk then you can shrink it down to a minimum using

    Resize AdvancedDisk 8 GB

    Hope this all makes sense

    I am also assuming that you have "added" the disk in, if not add it first using

    Add unit_2 (or what ever the new shelfs name shows up as in the Show command earlier)

    Hope this helps