Allocate storage for the DPM server
Posted on September 20th, 2009 in Data Protection Manager
In order to create the Storage Pool in the DPM you can use the following three types of Disk Storages,
- Direct attached storage (DAS)
- Storage area networks (SAN)
- Windows-certified iSCSI devices
Note: It is possible to add RAID volumes to your storage pool, but some common RAID configurations, such as RAID 5, are less suitable for use with DPM because of the characteristics of their write performance. Furthermore, if you’re planning to use iSCSI devices for the storage pool, don’t forget to run the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator. It’s available to download via the following link, http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=12cb3c1a-15d6-4585-b385-befd1319f825&displaylang=en
- In [DPM Administrator Console], on the navigation bar, click [Management], and then click the [Disks] tab.
- In the [Actions] pane, click [Add].
- The [Add Disks to Storage Pool] dialog box appears. The Available disks section lists the disks that you can add to the storage pool.
- Click [Yes] when the below message appears. This will convert the unallocated “Basic” disks to “Dynamic” disks.
- Select one or more disks, click [Add], and then click [OK].
- Finally, the DPM [Management] window will display all the information about its Storage Pool as follows,
