Locating physical disks in a disk pool
You can use the
Blink
option to physically locate and identify all of the physical disks that comprise a selected disk pool.
To locate a disk pool:
1
Select the
Storage & Copy Services
tab.
2
Select the disk pool in the Tree view or the Table view.
3
From the menu bar, select
Storage
>
Disk Pool
>
Blink.
The LEDs on each physical disk that make up the selected disk pool blink.
4
Locate the physical disks in the disk pool, and click
OK
.
The LEDs stop blinking.
NOTE:
If the LEDs for the disk pool do not stop blinking, from the AMW, select Hardware
>
Blink
>
Stop All Indications.
5
Click
OK
.
Renaming a disk pool
Use the
Rename
option to change the name of a disk pool when the current name is no longer meaningful.
Keep these guidelines in mind when you rename a disk pool:
•
A disk pool name can consist of letters, numbers, and the special characters underscore (_), hyphen (-), and pound (#). If you choose
any other characters, an error message is displayed. You are prompted to choose another name.
•
Limit the name to 30 characters.
•
Use a unique, meaningful name that is easy to understand and remember.
•
Do not use arbitrary names or names that may quickly lose their meaning in the future.
•
If you choose a disk pool name that is already in use, an error message is displayed. You are prompted to choose another name.
To configure alert notifications for a disk pool:
1
In AMW, select the
Storage & Copy Services
tab.
2
Select the disk pool.
3
From the menu bar, select
Storage
>
Disk Pool
>
Rename.
Alternatively, right-click on the disk pool and select
Rename
.
The
Rename Disk Pool
dialog is displayed.
4
Type a new name in
Disk pool name
.
5
Click
OK
.
Configuring alert notifications for a disk pool
You can configure the MD storage manager to send alert notifications when the unconfigured (free) capacity of a disk pool is reaching a
specified percentage. You can modify the alert notification settings after creating a disk pool.
To configure alert notifications for a disk pool:
1
In AMW, select the
Storage & Copy Services
tab.
2
Select the disk pool.
3
From the menu bar, select
Storage
>
Disk Pool
>
Change
>
Settings.
The
Change Disk Pool Settings
dialog is displayed.
4
In the
Change Warning Thresholds
area, select the check box corresponding to a critical warning notification.
You also can select the check box corresponding to an early warning notification.
NOTE:
The early warning notification is available only after you select the critical warning notification.
5
Select or type a value to specify a percentage of usable capacity.
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