Policy Volume Pool

The Policy Volume Pool policy attribute specifies the default volume pool for backups of this policy. Select the desired volume pool name from the drop-down list. The list displays all previously-configured volume pools. Whenever a new volume is required for either a robotic or standalone drive, it is allocated to NetBackup from the requested volume pool.

A volume pool is a set of media used only by the users and hosts designated when configuring the pool. Volume pools are created and media assigned when configuring media in Media Manager type storage devices. It is not available for disk type storage devices.

A volume pool named NetBackup is always created by default and, unless otherwise specified in the policy, all backups go to media in the NetBackup pool. Other pools can be created for NetBackup to use. For example, create Auto and User volume pools, then specify that automatic backups use media from the Auto pool and user backups go to media in the User pool.

A schedule-level volume pool, when specified, overrides the policy default set here. See Override Policy Volume Pool. If there is no volume pool specified in the Attributes tab of either the policy or the schedule, NetBackup uses the NetBackup pool.

The volume pool concept is relevant only for storage units managed by Media Manager, and does not apply to disk storage units. For more information on volume pools, see the NetBackup Media Manager System Administrator's Guide.