See also, Configuring tape libraries – Dell PowerVault DP600 User Manual
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• DPM prerequisite software
• DPM database files
Note
Adding a disk to the storage pool is not a requirement if you are going to use custom
volumes to protect your data sources, or if you are only going to use disk-to-tape
protection.
You can install DPM on the same volume that the operating system is installed on or on a
different volume that does not include the operating system. However, a disk on which you install
DPM cannot be added to the storage pool.
Caution
DPM cannot use space in any pre-existing volumes on disks added to the storage pool.
Although a pre-existing volume on a storage pool disk may have free space, DPM can
use only space in volumes that it creates. To make the entire disk space available to the
storage pool, delete any existing volumes on the disk, and then add the disk to the
storage pool.
To add disks to the storage pool
1. In DPM Administrator Console, on the navigation bar, click Management, and then click
the Disks tab.
2. 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.
3. Select one or more disks, click Add, and then click OK.
See Also
Configuring Tape Libraries
You can add tape libraries and stand-alone tape drives to System Center Data Protection
Manager (DPM) 2007 to enable short-term and long-term data protection on tape. The tape
libraries and stand-alone tape drives must be physically attached to the DPM server.
After you attach a new tape library or stand-alone tape drive to your DPM server, you must
perform a Rescan operation before the DPM server can identify them. When you perform
a Rescan operation, DPM examines the tape libraries or stand-alone tape drives that are
attached to the DPM server and updates the information that is displayed on the Libraries tab in
DPM Administrator Console. The Libraries tab displays each stand-alone tape drive, and each
tape library and its drives.