1 Add storage using one of these procedures:
Note: Names for NFS and CIFS storage must not contain spaces.
• To add backup storage and create a new device
• To protect a CIFS/NFS NAS as a client, seeTo add a CIFS/NFS client
2 If the NAS share is configured for authentication, provide the credentials in the Username, Password, and Verify Password fields.
• If domain credentials are being used, enter the user name as user@domain.com.
• If authentication is not used, skip this step.
3 Enter the IP address or hostname of the NAS share in the Host field.
4 Select the desired file system type from the Protocol list. The NAS share can be connected using the NFS or CIFS protocol.
Note: For legacy vault storage, you must configure the NAS using the NFS protocol. The CIFS protocol is not supported for vault storage. The CIFS protocol can be used with the newer replication feature.
5 The Port field contains the default for the protocol selected. If the protocol uses a custom port, enter that port number.
6 Enter the full directory pathname of the NFS or CIFS share in the Share Name field. Do not use leading or ending slashes. Examples for NAS share parentShare/subDirectory1/subDirectory2:
• To protect only the subDirectory2 share and its subdirectories, enter parentShare/subDirectory1/subDirectory2.
• To protect parentShare and all of its subdirectories, enter parentShare.
7 Click Confirm.
• If you are adding backup storage, continue with this procedure to add the backup device.
• If you are protecting data stored on the CIFS/NFS NAS, schedule backups for the CIFS/NFS client as described in NAS protection using CIFS/NFS.
• To use this storage for archiving, select it as a target when running or scheduling archive jobs. See the Archiving Overview chapter for details.
• To use this storage for legacy vaulting, select it as a target when adding the backup system to the vault. For details, see Adding the backup system to the vault. Note that replication uses regular backup storage. Vault storage is used for systems that use the legacy vaulting feature only.
8 On the Add Device page, enter a name for the new device in the Device Name field.
This is the name that will be used whenever the device is selected. Device names must be unique and should not contain spaces.
9 Enter the amount of data that can be stored on the new device in the Capacity field.
The Capacity field governs the amount of data that can be stored on the device. The system manages to the capacity limit set and will assure that the data on the device does not exceed the capacity limit. If the capacity chosen exceeds the system license OR if there is not enough space on the file system to accommodate the allocation, an error message is delivered indicating the need to adjust the capacity limit. Options for Capacity settings are:
• Standard Size - Use this to select from a list of values. Click the down arrow next to the device size and select the desired capacity.
• Custom Size - If the desired size of the device is not populated in the standard size list, select this option to specify a capacity.
10 Enter a brief description for the device in the Description field.
11 In the Max Concurrent Backups field, enter the number of backups that can be run simultaneously on the system.
The default value is three. The recommended range is three to ten, depending on network throughput, the number of devices defined, and the resources of the system.
12 Check these boxes as applicable:
• Online box to indicate that the device is online and ready for backups to be written.
• Default box to make this the default device. The default device is used if no other device is specified.
• Select Storage box to select external storage for virtual systems. Deduplication may be enabled on external devices using this feature.
Note: The Pathname displays the location on the system where the backups are stored. This field cannot be edited.
13 Click Confirm to add the device.
• To store backups on this device, select it when running or scheduling backups. See the Backups Overview chapter for details.