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Chapter 4 — Managing Network Attached Storage Managing Storage Pools
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After creating one or more storage pools, use the instructions in this
section to expand or delete a pool.
Expand a Storage Pool
You can resize an existing storage pool to include more physical drives
present in the array. This is useful if you just purchased and installed
additional drives. Use the following steps to expand a storage pool.
1.
From the menu bar, select Configuration > NAS > Pools , or click the
Pools pane on the Dashboard. The NAS Pools screen displays (see
Figure 18 on page 50 ).
2.
From the list of existing storage pools, select the storage pool you want
to expand, and then select Action > Expand . The Expand Pool screen
displays options for adding additional drives to the storage pool.
3.
Select the check box next to the type of drive you want to add to the
storage pool. By default, the check box for any drive type present in the
array is automatically selected. Spectra Logic recommends that you
avoid mixing drive types in a pool.
4.
Use the slider to increase the number of drives to use in the storage
pool. As you make changes, the graphics beneath the slider update to
show the impact your changes have on the storage pool.
5.
When you are satisfied with the new configuration, click Save .
Figure 39 The Expand Pool screen.