Buffalo Surveillance Server, Administrator'S Manual

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Manage Data and the Information Repository: Data Service Policies and Vault Admin 189
Only <any>, <unnamed>, <new entry> and/or the names of Vaults, storage pools, media,
media types, and media speeds that are already implemented in the Information Repository
appear in the pull-down lists unless you have added new parameters. If you plan to add new
Vaults, media, or storage pools to the Information Repository at a later time and know the
name(s) that you will assign to these resources, you can add the name(s) of these resources
manually before actually implementing them. They will be listed beneath <any> in the given
field.
However, to minimize the risk of error, it is best to choose only media that
appears in the pull-down list . There are several options for doing this:
Leave all of the fields set to the default (<any>) and let Buffalo Surveillance Server take
care of everything.
The Buffalo Surveillance Server will choose the most accessible Vault
and media with the most free space.
Select a parameter from the field that best meets the data's requirements, and let Buffalo
Surveillance Server take care of the rest.
If, for example, you select a Media Speed of S8, the Buffalo Surveillance
Server will write only to media that runs at the speed associated with S8.
Likewise, if you select only a Storage Pool or Media Name, the Buffalo
Surveillance Server will send the files to only the storage pool or media
that you select. Similarly, if you select only a Vault, the Buffalo
Surveillance Server will choose the best unit of media within the Vault and
the data will not have Storage Pool metadata. In general, the Buffalo
Surveillance Server will use the most readily available Vault and/or media
with the most available free space.
Select a parameter from the field that best meets the data's requirements, and then
select available parameters from the remaining fields.
When you select a parameter from Vault, Media Name, or Storage
Pool, the Buffalo Surveillance Server will limit the options
available in the remaining fields to only those commensurate
with the parameter you have selected.
You can assign several units of media to a single storage pool.
(See Prepare Media, Storage Pool for more information about
Storage Pools.) To return the tab to a state where you can
choose any parameter from any field, select <any> in the Vault
field.
Create a new entry or new entries for Vault, Media Name, and/or Storage Pool.
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