HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide Second Edition (Linux Release) (T4283-96056, November 2006)

Storage Essentials 5.1 User Guide 365
NOTE: If the owner becomes unreachable as a result of a network failure or the owner itself fails,
the other controller in the pair automatically becomes the owner of the volume.
To change the owner:
1. Click the button corresponding to the volume you want to modify.
2. Select the owner for the volume from the Current Owner drop-down menu.
3. Click OK.
Managing Storage Pools
This section describes the following:
• ”Creating a Storage Pool (Engenio, CLARiiON, Sun 6130 and Sun 35xx)” on page 365
• ”Accessing Information About Storage Pools” on page 366
• ”Deleting a Storage Pool (Engenio and CLARiiON Only)” on page 367
Creating a Storage Pool (Engenio, CLARiiON,
Sun 6130 and Sun 35xx)
A storage pool is a group of disks associated together through a RAID configuration. The pool’s
capabilities define the level of protection for the associated volumes and LUNs. Create at least one
storage pool before provisioning a volume.
To create a storage pool:
1. Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Provisioning Manager in HP Systems Insight Manager.
2. In the right pane, click the Storage Systems tab.
3. In the right pane, click the Provision button corresponding to the storage system in which you
want to create a storage pool.
4. Click Step 1 Storage Pool.
5. Click the New Storage Pool button.
6. Select a setting and size for the storage pool.
The sizes displayed depends on the RAID level you want. For example, RAID 0 does not require
additional drives so you can assign more space to the pool.
7. Click OK.
The storage pool is created.