User guide

36 | Working with the AppAssure 5 Core
4. Click Test Connection to verify your settings.
5. Click Save.
About Repositories
A repository is used to store the snapshots that are captured from your protected
workstations and servers. The repository can reside on different storage
technologies such as Storage Area Network (SAN), Direct Attached Storage (DAS), or
Network Attached Storage (NAS).
When you create a repository, the AppAssure 5 Core pre-allocates the storage space
required for the data and metadata in the specified location. You can create up to
255 independent repositories on a single core that span across different storage
technologies; in addition, you can further increase the size of a repository by adding
new file extents or specifications. An extended repository can contain up to 4096
extents that span across different storage technologies.
Key repository concepts and considerations include:
 The repository is based on the AppAssure Scalable Object File System.
 All data stored within a repository is globally deduplicated.
 The Scalable Object File System can deliver scalable I/O performance in tandem
with global data deduplication, encryption, and retention management.
NOTE: AppAssure 5 repositories should be stored on primary storage devices.
Archival storage devices such as Data Domain are not supported due to performance
limitations. Similarly, repositories should not be stored on NAS filers that tier to the
cloud as these devices tend to have performance limitations when used as primary
storage.
Roadmap for Managing a Repository
Before you can use AppAssure 5, you need to set up one or more repositories on the
AppAssure 5 Core server. A repository stores your protected data; more specifically,
it stores the snapshots that are captured from the protected servers in your
environment.
When you configure a repository, you can perform a variety of tasks such as
specifying where to locate the data storage on the Core server, how many locations
should be added to each repository, the name of the repository, how many current
operations the repositories support, and so on.
Password (optional) Enter a password for accessing and managing
the database connection settings.
Retain event and job history for,
days
Enter the number of days to retain the event and job
history for the database connection.
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