Adding a site

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After you add a site to IBM Storage® Protect Plus, you can assign backup storage servers to the site.

About this task

Options that are designated as "for vSnap server storage" apply only if a vSnap server is assigned to the site.

Procedure

To add a site, complete the following steps:
  1. In the navigation panel, click System Configuration > Storage > Sites.
  2. Click Add site to open the Add site wizard.
  3. Complete the fields on the Site details page, and then click Next:
    Site name
    Enter a site name.
    Throughput throttle for vSnap server storage
    To manage the network activity on a defined schedule, select Enabled and change the throughput for site replication and copy operations:
    Throttle rate
    Adjust the throughput rate:
    1. Change the numerical rate of throughput by clicking the up or down arrows.
    2. Select a unit for the throughput.

      The default throughput is 100 MB per second.

      Figure 1. Example of enabling different rates of throttling for different times to improve throughput
      Enable throttle
    Throttle schedule for vSnap server storage
    Select daily times for throttling, or select specific days and times for throttling. The time that is specified should be based on the local time of one or more vSnap servers that are assigned to the site.
    Tip: To select a time, click a time slot in the table. The selected time slot is highlighted. To clear a time slot, click a highlighted time slot. To select the same time slot for every day of the week, click a time slot in the All row.
    After you make your selections, throttling days and times are listed underneath the schedule table.
    Resource allocation to storage
    Do not change this option from the default unless instructed by IBM® support.
    Select one of the following options to determine how new resources, such as VMware, database, application, and container allocation backup data, is initially allocated to vSnap servers: by count, by free space, or a factor of both. For the Primary and Secondary site, the default value is By count. If you create a new site, the default value is Balanced.
    Important: If you have set the Resource allocation to storage setting to By free space in IBM Storage Protect Plus 10.1.9, when you upgrade to IBM Storage Protect Plus 10.1.10, this is set to By count. If you wish to use By free space, you will need to change to this setting after you upgrade.
    By count
    Data allocation is determined by number of resources on the storage. The vSnap server that contains the lowest number of resources is selected.
    Balanced
    Data allocation is determined equally by the resource count and free space on the storage.
    By free space
    Data allocation is determined by the amount of free space on the storage. The vSnap server that contains the highest amount of free space is selected.
    Custom
    Data allocation is determined by a custom factor by using a slider. The slider is set to allocate backup data as By free space as the default.
  4. On the Review page, review your selections, and then click Submit.

Results

The site is displayed in the sites table and can be applied to new and existing backup storage servers.