in the toolbar and then select Storage. The Storage screen displays showing all storage locations currently configured in the software.Storage consists of both source and target storage locations. Source storage data is scanned and archived to target storage using migrate / store jobs. Restore jobs move data from target storage back to the source storage location.
Supported Source Storage - NAS, S3, Google Cloud
Support Target Storage - Spectra BlackPearl NAS, non-Spectra NAS, S3, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
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The StorCycle solution runs on Windows servers and supports CIFS/SMB networked storage or runs on Linux servers and supports NFS-protocol storage or CIFS/SMB networked storage. |
| Notes: l | Storage locations cannot be deleted after they are used in a project, but can be hidden from the Storage screen. See Retire/Delete a Storage Location or more information. |
| l | You cannot configure a storage location to use encryption before encryption is configured or the encryption password is re-entered after a server reboot. See Enable Encryption for more information. |
| l | To clone a current BlackPearl storage location, see Clone a BlackPearl Storage Location. |
| l | To ingest data from a BlackPearl bucket, see Ingest Data in BlackPearl Bucket. |
Use the instructions below to configure a new storage location.
| 1. | Click Settings in the toolbar and then select Storage. The Storage screen displays showing all storage locations currently configured in the software. |
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| 2. | Click New Storage Location. The New Storage Location dialog box displays. |
| Note: | If you are creating a new BlackPearl storage location and want to use the same endpoint and credentials of an existing BlackPearl storage location, see Clone a BlackPearl Storage Location. |
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Figure 18 The New Storage Location dialog box. |
| 3. | Enter a unique Name for the storage location. |
| 4. | If desired, enter a Description for the storage location. |
| 5. | If desired, use the drop-down list to select the Department responsible for the storage location costs. To create a department, see Configure Departments. |
| 6. | If desired, enter the Cost/TiB to use for storage location costs. Do not enter the currency symbol. |
| Note: | See Configure Global Settings to change the currency. |
| 7. | Click Next. The New Storage Location Device dialog box displays. |
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Figure 19 The New Storage Location Device dialog box. |
| 8. | Use the drop-down list to select the Storage Type. |
Continue with the applicable section below:
| • | Enter BlackPearl Storage Location Information |
| • | Enter Spectra NAS Storage Location Information |
| • | Enter Non-Spectra NAS Storage Location Information |
| • | Enter S3 Storage Location Information |
| • | Enter Microsoft Azure Storage Location Information |
| • | Enter Microsoft Azure Archive Storage Location Information |
