Name

Displays the name that Backup Exec assigns to the virtual disk when you use the Storage Array Configuration Wizard. The name is VIRTDISKx, where x is a number that increments each time that you add a storage array.

See Renaming a virtual disk or storage array.

Status

Displays the current status of the virtual disk.

Used capacity

Displays the amount of raw capacity of all of the physical disks in the storage array that were used. Backup Exec calculates used capacity by subtracting available capacity from total capacity.

Hardware name

Displays the name that the storage array hardware or the vendor hardware provider assigns.

Hardware status

Displays the hardware status.

Hardware health

Displays the hardware health.

Disk classification

Displays the type of disk group that the virtual disk is on.

Backup Exec creates only physical disk groups with a disk classification of Stripe with parity (RAID 5). If another disk classification appears, the disk group was created with a tool other than the Storage Provisioning Option.

Maximum file size

Displays the maximum size for each file that is contained on this virtual disk. Select either MB or GB. The file size can be from one MB to 4096 GB. The default size is four GB.

If you create small but numerous files, performance may slow since the computer must still process each file. However, if you create large files, file system limitations can cause memory allocation problems or network issues. These issues can be a problem if you store files across a network.

Maximum number of backup sets per file

Displays the maximum number of backup sets to write to each virtual disk file. The maximum number can range from one to 8192. The default number is 100.

If you specify fewer rather than more backup sets in a file, Backup Exec may be able to reclaim disk space faster. For example, you specify 100 backup sets per file. Backup Exec cannot reclaim any disk space until the overwrite protection period expires for all of the backup sets. If you specify one backup set per file, Backup Exec can reclaim disk space as soon as the overwrite protection period expires for that set.

Allow x concurrent jobs for this device

Displays the number of concurrent operations that you want to allow to this virtual disk. This number can range from one to 16. The default number is one.