Configuring a storage array by using the Storage Array Configuration Wizard

Use the Storage Array Configuration Wizard to configure a storage array for use with the Backup Exec Storage Provisioning Option.

Note:

In a Central Admin Server Option (CASO) environment, run the Storage Array Configuration Wizard from the central administration server. You can run the Storage Array Configuration Wizard for any managed media server that has the Storage Provisioning Option installed. Managed media servers can share a single storage array but cannot share a virtual disk on a storage array.

To configure a storage array by using the Storage Array Configuration Wizard

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options> Wizards.

  2. Click Storage Array Configuration Wizard.

  3. On the Welcome panel, select the storage array that you want to configure, and then click Next.

  4. Do one of the following:

    In a non-CASO environment

    On the Welcome panel, select the storage array that you want to configure, and then click Next.

    In a CASO environment

    Do the following in the order listed:

    • On the Welcome panel, select the storage array that you want to configure.

    • Select the managed media server that you want to access the virtual disks.

    • Click Next.

  5. In the Available Physical Disks list, select at least three physical disks, and then click the top left arrow to move the disks to the Selected Physical Disks list.

  6. In the Available Physical Disks list, select one or more physical disks to use as the hot spare.

  7. Click the bottom left arrow to move the disks to the Hot Spares list, and then click Next.

  8. On the Create Virtual Disks panel, specify the number of virtual disks that you want to create for this disk group, and then click Next.

  9. On the Summary panel, check that the following summary information is correct, and then click Next.

    Physical Disk Count

    The number of physical disks that you selected to create virtual disks on.

    Physical Disk Total Capacity

    The total disk space that is available on the combined physical disks in the disk group.

    Virtual Disk Count

    The number of virtual disks that you created on the disk group.

    Virtual Disk Individual Capacity

    The estimated amount of available raw disk space on each virtual disk in the disk group.

    Hot Spare Count

    The number of hot spares that you specified for the disk group.

  10. Do one of the following:

    To configure another physical disk group

    Configure another physical disk group after clicking Finish

    To submit the Configure Storage Array job

    Finish

    Backup Exec submits the Configure Storage Array job to create the virtual disks.

More Information

About using the Storage Array Configuration Wizard

Viewing storage array components in Backup Exec

About predicting disk usage in the Storage Provisioning Option

Configuring an alert for low disk space on storage arrays