Managing disk pools

 

This topic provides instructions for managing your disk pool activities.

• Deleting a disk pool
  If you never need to access the data in a disk pool again, you can choose to delete the disk pool. All data on the disk units in the disk pool is destroyed.

• Moving and removing disk units
  As your storage needs change, you can select to move a disk unit from one disk pool to another disk pool.

• Clearing data from a disk pool
  If you never need to access the data in a disk pool again, you can choose to clear the disk pool. All data on the disk units in the disk pool is destroyed, but the disk units are still available for new data storage.

• Setting the threshold of a disk pool
  You can eliminate recovery problems that occur when a disk pool overflows by setting a disk pool threshold. When the data stored in the disk pool exceeds the specified threshold, the system sends a message, allowing you time to add more storage space or to delete unnecessary objects.

• Enabling automatic overflow recovery for a basic disk pool
  If a basic disk pool fills up and the data in the basic disk pool overflows into the system disk pool, the basic disk pool is said to be in an overflow state. If you enable automatic overflow recovery, you can recover the overflow data to the system disk pool by restarting your system.

• Using disk pools with extensive journaling
  This topic provides instructions on working with journal receivers when a disk pool overflows.

• Managing independent disk pools
  After you configure an independent disk pool, you can perform management tasks using iSeries™ Navigator.

 

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Disk pools