Creating an independent disk pool

You can create a new independent disk pool and add disk units to it. You can also add disk units to an existing disk pool.

By default the New Disk Pool wizard creates a protected disk pool that allows you to choose how you want to protect the disk units. You can use device parity protection, mirrored protection, or a combination of both. After the disk pool is created, you will be prompted to start mirroring. This ensures that if you make changes to your disk pool configuration, it will remain protected. You can also create an unprotected disk pool by unchecking the protection option.

If you are creating a switchable disk pool, make sure you have completed the previous steps in Create a switchable independent disk pool.

To create a new disk pool and add disk units to it, 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.
Right-click Disk Pools and select New Disk Pool.
Follow the wizard's instructions to add disk units to a new disk pool.

If you are creating a switchable independent disk pool, use the same name for the disk pool that you used when creating the device descriptions.

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Creating a switchable independent disk pool