Creating a storage pool
Perform this task to create pools
of volumes that you have set aside for a particular purpose, such as target
volumes for copy operations.
Steps
Perform the following steps to create a storage pool:
- From the IBM Director Task pane, click Multiple Device
Manager.
- Click Manage replication.
- Double-click Pools. The Pools panel opens.
- Click Create. The Create Pool Wizard opens.
- Click Next. The Select Volumes Page opens.
- Select a device from the selection tree on the left side of the
panel. The selection tree expands, displaying a folder icon and device ID
for each device that is available to Replication Manager.The logical subsystems
(LSSs) or I/O groups that are associated with the selected device are
displayed.
- Select an LSS or a node pair.
Although you can only make a single selection
at a time, you can select an LSS or a node pair (depending on the device type)
multiple times. As you select each LSS or I/O group, the Available volumes
table updates the list of volumes that are available for the selected device.
- In the Select Volumes Page, select volumes from storage devices of the
same type to put in the new pool:
- Select volumes in the Available volumes table. (Click Select all to select all the volumes.)
- Click Add. The volumes are added to the Selected
volumes table.
- Click Next. The Save Pool Page opens.
- Enter a name and a description to save the new pool.
The name is required
and must be 1 - 250 characters. The description is optional and cannot exceed
250 characters.
- Click Finish.
Result
The new pool is added to the Pools table.
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