Server Configuration

Configure Storage for Use

1. In the Main selection pane, select Loaders.

2. Select New Loader

NOTE: SEP Sesam treats all backups as if they are going to a tape device.  The Virtual “Tape loader” handles the “Virtual tapes” used to store the data. 

 Create a Media Pool for the “virtual loader” to use:

1. In the Main selection pane, select Media Pools.

2. In the Properties pane, select New Media Pool.

3. In the New Media Pool window, enter a descriptive name for your media.

4. Select the “diskdrives” drop down menu under Drive Group and select your Virtual Loader.

5. Enter the storage path you are using.  In this example “C:\temp\bkup”

6. Enter the desired size of the Media Pool in MB. In this example “1000”

NOTE: This configures the storage but not the virtual media.

When calculating the overall size of your media pool, it is important to consider the following information.  You will configure virtual media by way of selecting a Tape Type.  The chart below shows the actual size of each tape type.  Set the size of your Media Pool by calculating the number of tapes and the actual tape type size you plan to use.

DISK_25            25600KB

DISK_100         102400KB

DISK_200         204800KB

DISK_300         307200KB

DISK_400         409600KB

DISK_500         512000KB

DISK_1000       1024000KB

DISK_2000       2048000KB

DISK_5000       5242880KB

DISK_10000     10485760KB

DISK_20000     20971520KB

DISK_50000     52428800KB 

Configure the Virtual Media for use:

1. In the Main selection pane, select Loaders.

2. Select the Loader you created earlier.

3. Click on Archive Adjustment in the Properties pane.

4. In the Archive Adjustment of Virtual Loader window, select your Media Pool.  In this example, “WindowsMedia”.

5. Enter “0” in the First Slot field.

6. Enter “13” in the Last Slot field.

7. Select the Tape Type drop down menu and select “DISK_100”

NOTE: The “slots” configure the number and size of your virtual tapes for your virtual loader.  It is considered best practice to section your media pool size across several virtual tapes to ensure data aging performs properly.  It is also recommended to configure 14 or more slots to allow for two weeks of data on disk.

 If you look at your Media Pool, you will now see the disks you just created.

Your storage is now ready for use.