Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Creating a DD Boost device

1. In NMC, click Devices.
2. In the left panel, right-click Devices and select New Device Wizard.
3. On the Select the Device page, select Data Domain and click Next.
4. On the Data Domain Preconfiguration Checklist page, click Next.
5. On the Specify the Data Domain Configuration Options page:
   1. Under Data Domain System Name:
      • Select Create a New Data Domain System.
      • In the text box, type the IP address of the Data Domain system.
   2. In the Data Domain DDBoost Username field, type the username of the Data Domain user.
   3. In the Data Domain DDBoost Password field, type the password of the Data Domain user.
      In DDOS 6 and later, the default password expires in 90 days. To receive system alert reminders for password change, run the command user password aging set <boost_user> max-days-between-change 99999.
   4. Specify the required values in the other fields.
   5. Click Next.
6. On the Select the Folder to Use as Devices page:
   1. Click New Folder to create a folder for the device.
   2. Select the newly created folder.
   3. Specify the required values in the other fields.
   4. Click Next.
7. On the Configure Pool Information page:
   1. Under Pool Type, select one of the following pool types:
      • Backup
      • Backup Clone
   2. Under Pool, perform one of the following tasks to select the pool:
      • Select Create and use a new pool, and type the pool number in the text box.
      • Select Use an existing pool, and select the pool from the drop-down list box.
   3. Specify the required values in the other fields.
   4. Click Next.
8. On the Select Storage Nodes and Fibre Channel Options page:
   1. Select the storage node.
   2. Specify the required values in the other fields.
   3. Click Next.
9. On the Select SNMP Monitoring Options page, specify the required field values, and click Next.
10. On the Review the Device Configuration Settings page, review the configuration settings, and click Configure.
11. On the Device Configuration Results page, click Finish.