Storage Pool Addition Procedure

DPM uses a set of disks called the Storage Pool where it stores replicas and recovery points of the protected data. At least one disk in the Storage Pool is required to start the process of protecting the servers.When a disk is attached to the storage pool DPM will convert it into dynamic disk.

Step for Adding storage pool in DPM Server

1.Open the Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager.
2.In the Navigation bar click on the Management area.
3.In the Display Pane, click on Disk tab.
4.In the Actions pane, click on Add.
5.Add Disks to Storage Pool. In the left frame all available disks that may be used by DPM will appear. Click on the disk and click on the Add -> button. The disk will be moved to the right frame and we can see the disk. Click on OK.
6.Now We can see the disk status, how much is allocated for protection, how much space is still unallocated and which Protected volumes are on this specific disk.