Creating a disk pool

 

You can create a basic disk pool or independent disk pool with the disk pool wizard.

The disk pool wizard saves you time by bundling several time-consuming configuration functions into one efficient process. It also takes the guesswork out of disk unit configuration because it understands the capabilities of your system and only offers valid choices. For instance, the wizard does not list the option to start compression unless your system has that capability.

The disk pool wizard allows you to create a basic disk pool or independent disk pool or to use an existing disk pool to add new or non-configured disk units. When you choose to create 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 disk pool wizard, follow these steps:

1. In iSeries™ Navigator, expand My Connections (or your active environment).

2. Expand the System i™ you want to examine,Configuration and Service > Hardware > Disk Units.

3. To create a new disk pool, right-click Disk Pools and select New Disk Pool.

4. Follow the instructions in the wizard to complete the task.

 

Parent topic:

Configuring disk pools

Related concepts
RAID 5 concepts Mirrored protection concepts iSeries Navigator requirements for disk management