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systems. And finally, free space triggers can be used to initiate storage reallocation routines
through
BlueArc Data Migrator
, keeping the most frequently used data on high-performance
storage devices while migrating less frequently used data onto low-performance, lower cost,
storage devices.
Note:
Only Silicon File Systems that reside on FC-14 and SA-14 storage
arrays may be part of the same Storage Pool and be assigned to different
EVS. On other storage arrays, all file systems in a Storage Pool must be
assigned to the same EVS.
About Virtual Volumes
A Silicon File System can be divided into discrete areas of storage called Virtual Volumes. From
a client's perspective, a Virtual Volume will appear to be a normal file system. Virtual Volumes
provide a simple method for allocating directories to users and groups and controlling them with
quotas. For more information, see "
Understanding Virtual Volumes
."
Using Storage Pools
Storage Pools are primarily used as a container in which Silicon File Systems are created. They
can also be used to define the auto-expansion policy for all of the Silicon File Systems created in
the Storage Pool.
Storage Pools can be created, deleted, expanded, removed from service, or renamed. The
following procedures describe how to perform those tasks.
To Create a Storage Pool
As long as there are available System Drives, a Storage Pool can be created at any time. Creating
a new Storage Pool involves deciding on a pool size, giving it a name, selecting one or more
System Drives, and setting the chunk size.
A Storage Pool can be created with up to 32 System Drives. However, it can later be extended by
adding more System Drives until the total size of the pool has reached 256 TB. For instructions,
see "
To Expand a Storage Pool
."
When creating a new Storage Pool, to attain optimal performance, it is recommended that the
Storage Pool being created should utilize as many System Drives as possible. After the Storage
Pool has been created, smaller file systems can be created in the pool for granular storage
provisioning. This methodology should also be applied when expanding a Storage Pool.
1.
Move to the SMU
Home
page.
2.
From the
Storage Management
heading, click on
Storage Pools
to view a list of all
Storage Pools.
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