Create volumes

You can assign a [disk safe|Disk Safes] to a volume. In this case, the volume must exist before the disk safe.

#* *Name*. Volume name used to identify the volume within the system.
#* *Description*. Additional information used to describe the volume. This description displays in the Volumes list.
#* *Volume Path*. The path for a new or existing folder. Any assigned disk safes are placed in this folder.
# In the _Users_ tab, you can assign users to the volume. To add a user to the volume, select the appropriate user name from the list and click the *\+ *{*}Add* button. Click the X icon to delete a user account from the volume.
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After upgrading, existing Sub-User assignments will not be removed.
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# In the _Groups_ tab, you can assign groups to the volume. To add a group to the volume, select the appropriate group name from the list and click the *\+ *{*}Add* button. Click the X icon to delete a group from the volume.
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# In the _Replication_ tab, you can define replication options for the volume. The *Replication Type* field is used to specify the type of replication to allow for Disk Safes on this volume. If *None* is selected in this field, recovery points will not be replicated after they are archived. You can also select *Local Replication* or *Remote Replication* in the _Replication Type_ field.
#* *Local Replication*. Replicate the recovery points to a Disk Safe on the local system after they are archived.
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The following additional fields display:
#** *Replication Path*. Specify the path on the local filesystem to which the Disk Safe will be replicated. The path for disk safe replication in this volume. For example, the *Volume Path* is /mnt/sdb1/ext4 and the *Replication Path* is /mnt/sdb1/ext4-R.
#** *Replication Action*. Specify an action to perform after the replication is completed. If you select *None*, no action will be performed after recovery points are replicated. If you select *Execute Script*, a selected script will run after each successful replication. If you select *Amazon Glacier*, the replicated Disk Safe will be copied to an Amazon Glacier Vault after each successful replication.
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For more information about the additional Amazon Glacier fields that display, see the _Info_ icons in the UI.

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When you set a limit for a volume, it is enforced to all disk safes and policies assigned to that volume. For example, if a volume limits replication frequency to daily, you cannot have hourly disk safe replication. The same rule applies to retention policy, quotas, allowing file excludes, etc.
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The following fields display in the _Limits_ tab:
#* *Allow File Excludes*. Select this check box to activate the File Excludes feature for all the disk safes assigned to that volume. If you select this option, then the system allows you to specify any files and folders that you do not want backed up during the replication policy. By default, all file and folders from the selected devices are replicated. Read more in [ServerBackupManager:About exclusions] and [ServerBackupManager:Exclude files and folders].
#* *Allow Control Panels*. Select this check box to activate the Control Panels feature for that volume. If you select this option, the system allows you to back up and restore hosting control panel user accounts. Read more in [Hosting control panels].
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There is a system-wide option to enable the Hosting Control Panels feature. Read more in [ServerBackupManager:Enable the Hosting Control Panels feature].
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#* *Allow Database Backups*. Select this check box to activate the Database feature for that volume. If this option is selected, the system allows you to back up and restore such databases as SQL, Exchange, and MySQL. Read more in [Protect SQL Server], [Protect Exchange], and [Protect MySQL].{info:title=Note}
Note that all three of these check boxes are selected by default.
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#* *Backup Limit*. This option defines the lowest backup frequency for all the Disk Safes assigned to that volume. For example, if you set the backup limit to *Weekly*, then the minimal replication frequency for the disk safes in that volume are weekly. You can also select _No Limit_, _Hourly_, _Daily_, or _Monthly_.
#* *Recovery Point Limit*. Specify the maximum number of Recovery Points that can be stored in the Disk Safes assigned to the Volume.
#* *Archive Point Limit*. Specify the maximum number of Archive Points that can be stored in the Disk Safes assigned to the Volume.
#* *Quotas*. Quotas are set to limit the disk usage of the Volume. The limit is set for all Disk Safes in the Volume on the basis of space occupied by Disk Safes, size of deltas, or number of deltas. Disk quotas can also be defined in the [ServerBackupManager:Manager Options] section. The following fields display in the _Quotas_ section:
#** *Quota Type*. If you select *On Disk Size* in this field, the quota is based on the raw Disk file size of all the Disk Safes and their files in the Volume's folder. If you select *Deltas in Disk Safe* in this field, the quotas will calculate the sum of the sizes (after compression) of the actual block level deltas in the Disk Safe file. Disk Safe's overhead and unused space in the Disk Safe file are not counted against the quota. You can find a description of deltas in [Disk Safes].
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Similar to a database, the Disk Safe format adds overhead to the raw data. This can happen if you delete more deltas from the Disk Safe than you add. For example, you delete a large number of data from the data set you are protecting. That data are no longer retained in any of your Recovery Points. As old Recovery Points are merged out and block-level deltas are no longer needed, they are "freed" from the Disk Safe file. Until there is a vacuum of the Disk, the size of the Disk Safe {{.db}} file(s) will not get smaller. You can run [vacuuming|ServerBackup:Vacuum disk safes] but it is time-consuming, causes internal fragmentation of the {{.db}} Disk Safe files, and can affect the files' performance.
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#** *Soft Quota*. The value in bytes or in deltas. Soft Quota is a warning level where users are informed they are close to reaching their effective limit.
#** *Hard Quota*. The value in bytes or in deltas. Hard Quota allows resources to be occupied by data. If the Hard Quota is reached, then the system forbids generating new Recovery Points. The replication is interrupted and failed.
# Once the Volume settings are specified, click *Save* to add the new volume to the system. SBM displays the volume in the list.



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Instructions on how to create a new volume in Server Backup Manager.
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