HP StorageWorks 2000fc G2 Modular Smart Array - Manual (Page 89)

HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager user guide 89
Figure 56 Create Storage Pool dialog box
a. In the Enter a Name for the new Storage Pool box, enter the name of the new storage pool (the
default name is Storage Pool #).
b. Select the check boxes next to one or more Drive Names to be included in the pool, or select the
Select All check box to include all drives in the pool. If you plan to create a logical disk with type
RAID 5 (stripe with parity or fault-tolerant capacity optimized), select at least three drives in the
pool. For RAID 1 (mirrored), select an even number of drives.
By default, if the subsystem has fewer than five drives available for the new pool, all drives are
automatically selected for inclusion in the storage pool. If the subsystem has more than four drives,
the drives are not selected and you must select either all or individual check boxes to include the
drives in the pool.
c. If you want the storage subsystem to select the drives for the new logical disk, select the Do not
create the storage pool... check box near the bottom of the dialog box.
d. To close this dialog box and create the storage pool, click Close.
NOTE: To best utilize the space of all drives in the pool, make sure the sizes of all drives are the
same. If the logical disk is striped across multiple drives, the subsystem might only use the size of the
smallest drive and ignore the bigger space on other drives.