Administrator Guide

are accepted for this eld if you type the value as a Unicode character string, which takes up a variable number of bytes,
depending on the specic character.
• The pool description can be up to 127 characters. Fewer characters are accepted for this eld if you type the value as a
Unicode character string, which takes up a variable number of bytes, depending on the specic character.
5. Click OK.
Merge Storage Pools
You can merge any storage pool except the default pool into another pool, called the destination pool. Merging pools moves the pool
members and volume data into the destination pool. The group then deletes the empty pool.
To merge storage pools:
1. Click Group.
2. Expand Storage pools and then select the pool to be merged with another pool.
3. Click Merge storage pool to open the Merge Storage Pools dialog box.
4. Select the destination pool and click OK.
Delete a Storage Pool
When you delete a populated storage pool, the group immediately moves its members and volumes to the default pool.
NOTE: You cannot delete the default storage pool, but you can rename it.
1. Click Group.
2. Expand Storage Pools and then select the pool name.
3. Click Delete storage pool.
4. Conrm the pool deletion.
About Groupwide Volume Defaults
The groupwide volume default settings control certain attributes of all volumes that you create on the group, including the snapshot
space, snapshot behavior, thin-provisioning space, sector size, and iSCSI alias naming. You can override many of these settings on a
per-volume basis when you create a volume, but unless otherwise specied, these settings are the defaults for all volumes on the
group.
You can change the default values to meet the needs of your environment.
Modify Groupwide Volume Settings
When you create or enable thin provisioning on a volume, the group applies defaults unless you explicitly override them for a volume.
These defaults control snapshot space, snapshot behavior, thin-provisioning space, sector size, and iSCSI alias naming.
You can modify the groupwide default values to meet the needs of your conguration.
NOTE: Changes to the groupwide default values apply only to new volumes.
To modify the settings:
1. Click Group → Group Conguration.
2. Click the Defaults tab to open the Settings window.
3. Change the default settings as needed.
4. Save any changes that you made.
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