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14 Setting up the Dell DR Series System with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
4. Select the FILE device type, and click Next. (This device type is optimized for writing to disk-based
storage.)
5. Under General Information, enter the following information, and click Next.
• Name – Enter a descriptive name for the device class.
• Path – Add the UNC path to the DR container for CIFS and the mount point of DR Series
system export for NFS.
• Mount Limit – Set the mount limit. The DR Series system supports up to 32 concurrent CIFS
connections. The optimal number of connections is five.
• Maximum File Size – Set the maximum file size. The DR Series system supports very large files,
such as 1TB.
Note: The service account for TSM needs to have the correct permission to connect to the DR Series
system CIFS share for this step to complete successfully. Before providing the information, see Appendix
A for information about setting up the TSM service account correctly.
An example for the CIFS Container Path follows.