NetVault 13.2 - Administration Guide

Managing storage groups

In the Navigation pane, click Manage Devices.

On the Manage Devices page, click the Manage Device icon

for the device whose storage groups you want to manage.

On the <type> Device page, select the Storage Groups option.


	TIP: On the <type> Device page, you can view the list of containers or storage groups for the device. To save your choice, select Remember this selection. By default, Containers is selected.

The <type> Device page displays the following information:

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Actions: Options for the tasks related to the storage group.

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Storage Group Name: Name of the group.

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Encryption Type: Type of encryption (None, Static, Internal).

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Compression Type: Type of compression (Fast, Best).

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Rotation Period: Number of days for key rotation.

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Container Count: Number of containers in the storage device.

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Dedupe Savings: Percentage of deduplication savings per storage group.

To view the page size setting, sorting order in the table, export the records, or edit table settings, click the icons at the lower-right corner of the table. For more information, see Customizing tables in NetVault WebUI.

You can use the Search option to filter the table data and quickly find entries that contain the specified string in any column values. You can also include wildcards (“?” or “*”) in the search filter string.

Select the action that you want to perform.

You can create and manage a DR Series system and QoreStor storage groups from the Manage <type> Device Storage Groups page and configure the options described in the following sections:

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Creating a storage group

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Modifying a storage group

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Viewing storage group statistics

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Deleting a storage group

Creating a storage group

On the <type> Device page, with the Storage Groups option selected, click Create Storage Group.

On the Create Storage Group dialog box, configure the following options:

Table 83. Add storage group

Item

Description

Storage Group Name

Type the name for the storage group. The name must start with an alphabetical character.

Compression Type

Select one of the following compression levels for storage optimization:

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Fast: Results in shorter backup time with less storage space saving.

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Best: Results in longer backup time with more storage space saving.

Encryption Type

Select any of the following encryption types:

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None: Default value.

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Static: A global, fixed key is used to encrypt all data.

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Internal: Content-encryption keys are generated and rotated at a specified time.

Passphrase

This field is enabled only when you select Internal and Static in the Encryption Type field.

To encrypt content-encryption keys, type a passphrase. The passphrase string can contain a maximum of 255 characters and can contain alphanumeric and special characters.

NOTE: The passphrase is mandatory for enabling encryption. If the passphrase is compromised or lost, you must change the passphrase so that the content-encryption keys do not become vulnerable.

Rotation Period

This field is enabled only when you select Internal in the Encryption Type field.

Select the number of days for key rotation. The default value is 30 days. Generate the new key after the rotation period is expired.

The valid range for this field is 7 to 25550 days.

To add the new storage group to the device, click Save.

Modifying a storage group

On the <type> Device page, locate the applicable storage group, click the corresponding

icon in the Actions column, and select Edit.

In the Edit Storage Group dialog box, update the options described in Creating a storage group.

Click Save.

Viewing storage group statistics

On the <type> Device page, in the list of storage groups, locate the storage group, click the corresponding

icon in the Actions column, and select Statistics.

On the Statistics dialog box, you can view the following information: Physical Used, Current Bytes, Num Files, Bytes Post Dedupe, Bytes Post Compression, Bytes Post Encryption, Number of Inodes, Cleaner Status, Encryption Status, Read Throughput, Write Throughput, Dedupe Savings, and Compression Savings.

To close the dialog box, click OK.

Deleting a storage group

On the <type> Device page, in the list of storage groups, locate the storage group, click the corresponding

icon in the Actions column, and select Delete.

In the Delete Storage Group dialog box, click Remove.