Back up a NAS file server to a directory-container storage pool
With IBM Spectrum Protect™ Version 8.1.2, you can back up a file system that belongs to a network-attached storage (NAS) file server to a directory-container storage pool. By using directory-container storage pools, you can reduce the cost of storage hardware, improve server performance, and enhance security.
Directory-container storage pools offer the following advantages:
- You can enable inline data deduplication to eliminate duplicate data while it is written to the storage pool. In this way, you can reduce the need for offline reorganization, improve server performance, and lower costs.
- You can enable inline compression to reduce the amount of space that data occupies.
- You can enable encryption to encrypt client data before it is written to the storage pool.
- You can protect data by using the PROTECT STGPOOL command. You can store a copy of the data in another directory-container storage pool on a target replication server or on tape in a container-copy storage pool. To restore damaged data, you can run the REPAIR STGPOOL command.