SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem (G06.28+, H06.05+, J06.03+)

9 Configuring and Managing Storage Pools for Disks
A storage pool is a collection of disks that are managed by the Storage Management Foundation
(SMF). Each storage pool is associated with virtual disks. A storage pool has the object type of
POOL. For descriptions of this object and its states, see “The POOL Object” (page 36)and “POOL
Object States” (page 36). For commands that affect POOL objects, see “Storage Subsystem
Commands” (page 190). This chapter describes:
• “Displaying Information About Storage Pools” (page 134)
“Displaying Storage Pool Configuration Information” (page 134)◦
◦ “Displaying Storage Pool Status Information” (page 136)
◦ “Adding a Storage Pool” (page 137)
• “Configuring a Storage Pool for Disk Drives” (page 137)
“Example: Adding a Similar Pool Process Using the LIKE Attribute” (page 137)◦
◦ “Example Adding a Similar Pool Process Using the OBEYFORM Attribute” (page 138)
◦ “Adding a Disk to a Storage Pool” (page 138)
◦ “Removing a Disk From a Storage Pool” (page 138)
◦ “Altering Storage Pool Attribute Values” (page 139)“Deleting a Storage Pool” (page 140)
• “Managing a Storage Pool” (page 141)
“Starting a Storage Pool” (page 141)◦
◦ “Stopping a Storage Pool” (page 141)
◦ “Resetting a Storage Pool” (page 142)
◦ “Example: Adding a Similar Tape Drive Using the LIKE Attribute” (page 186)
Displaying Information About Storage Pools
To display information about storage pools for disks:
• “Displaying Storage Pool Configuration Information” (page 134)
• “Displaying Storage Pool Status Information” (page 136)
Displaying Storage Pool Configuration Information
The “INFO POOL Command” (page 258)displays configured information about the storage pool.
Considerations for INFO POOL
• If the SMF master process ($ZSMS) is not started, the Configuration State in the INFO report
shows that the “SMF master process is Down.”
• If a configuration record for a storage pool process exists, but the SMF master process does
not have a definition for it, no information is displayed for attribute values that are supplied
by the SMF master process. The Configuration State in the INFO MON report displays: No
Definition with SMF master process.
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