Adding a disk unit or disk pool
The Add Disk Unit wizard allows you to use an existing disk pool to add new or non-configured disk units.
The Add Disk Unit and Disk Pool wizards save you time by bundling several time-consuming configuration functions into one efficient process. They also take the guesswork out of disk unit configuration because they understand the capabilities of your system and only offer valid choices. For instance, the wizard does not list the option to start compression unless your system has that capability.
When you choose to add disk units to a protected disk pool, the wizard forces you to include the disk units in device parity protection or to add enough disk units of the same capacity to start mirrored protection. The wizard also gives you the option of balancing data across the disk pool or starting disk compression if these are permissible actions for your system configuration. You decide which options to choose so that the operation is tailored to your system.
To use the Add Disk Unit wizard, follow these steps:
- In iSeries™ Navigator, expand My Connections (or your active environment).
- Expand the System i™ you want to examine,Configuration and Service > Hardware > Disk Units.
- To add disk units, right-click All Disk Units and select Add Disk Unit.
- Follow the instructions in the wizard to complete the task.
Parent topic:
Configuring disk poolsRelated concepts
Getting started with disk management RAID 5 concepts Mirrored protection concepts iSeries Navigator requirements for disk management Balancing a disk pool