Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual page 27

SnapServer GuardianOS 7.2 Administrator's Guide
You choose the parity mode to set the data pool size. Options presented are based on the
number and available space of disk drives detected in the previous step. See
Management" on page 4-7
In addition, snapshot space can be reserved using the following guidelines:
• For typical usage, at least 20% snapshot space should be reserved from each storage
pool.
• Once snapshot space is set up under DynamicRAID, it can be decreased at any time.
However, to increase the size of the snapshot space, either the storage pool must be
deleted and re-created, or you must add more storage capacity to your storage pool. See
"Snapshots" on page 6-2
To proceed with DynamicRAID storage configuration:
1. Select the parity mode from the options provided.
2. Use the drop-down list to choose the size of the snapshot pool.
3. After you have made your selections, click Next.
4. At the confirmation page, click Create Storage Pool.
NOTE: If a disk in the storage pool has previously been used in a different system, it will be
The hard drives are configured to create a usable storage pool that can be divided into
volumes for different applications or user groups. See
DynamicRAID Sizing" on page A-5
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