HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform Manager User Guide (5697-0454, May 2010)

2. Click the Storage Pool node. The storage pools list appears in the list area. The following properties
are displayed for each storage pool.
Table 33 Storage Pool properties
DescriptionProperty
The row number.No
The name of the storage pool.Name
The status of the storage pool. Possible values:
Status
• Normal—All of the storage pool members are present and accessible.
• Partial —At least one of the storage pool members is either absent or inac-
cessible.
• Absent—All storage pool members are absent.
The total capacity of the storage pool.Capacity
The capacity of the storage pool that is not yet allocated to virtual disks. This
value is dynamic. In the case of thin provisioning, it displays the actual free
capacity.
Free Capacity
A free text display field. To modify the text that appears here, right-click the
storage pool and select Manage > Edit Comment. You can use this field for
any purpose.
Comment
A percentage threshold, such that, if the free capacity drops below it, a noti-
fication is sent to any notification groups configured to receive this type of
notification. For information about configuring notification groups, see “Con-
figuring event log notifications” on page 367.
Free Capacity Alert
Threshold
The capacity of one sector of physical storage. The sector size is 512 bytes
and is common to all open systems.
Sector Size
The time at which the storage pool was created.Creation Time
The user who created the storage pool.Created By
The last time a user made a modification to the storage pool. This includes
expanding the storage pool, shrinking the storage pool, changing the free
capacity alert threshold for the storage pool, and editing the comment field
for the storage pool.
Modification Time
The user who last modified the storage pool.Modified By
Viewing storage pool information
You can display detailed information related to each storage pool in the tabs area below the storage
pools list.
To view information related to a storage pool:
In the storage pools list, select a storage pool. The following tabs are displayed:
• Properties—Provides the general information about the selected storage pool described in Table
33.
• Back-End—Provides information about each back-end LU that belongs to the storage pool.
Working with storage pools82