Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual page 75

SnapServer GuardianOS 7.2 Administrator's Guide
To Create a Storage Pool
To create a new storage pool (on a unit that doesn't have a storage pool already present):
1. At the Storage Pools page (Storage > Storage Pools), click
Status column.
2. At the Create Storage Pool page:
• Select the desired parity mode from the options provided.
• From the drop-down list, choose the percentage of storage pool space reserved for
3. Click Create Storage Pool.
4. At the confirmation page, verify your selections and, if everything is correct, click
Create Storage Pool again. (To make changes, click Cancel.)
If any disk in a storage pool has previously been used in a different system, a warning
appears that it will be reformatted and all data on the disk will be deleted.
If any disk has size characteristics that are incompatible with the other disks in a
storage pool, a message appears that this disk will not be used.
While a storage pool is being created, progress is shown in the Status column.
5. When a storage pool has been created, click OK to continue.
6. You are returned to the Storage Pools page where the Status shows
Refresh to see the current Status and determine when the resync is complete.
NOTE: The new storage pool is currently being synchronized in the background. Do not apply a
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heavy load to this storage pool until the synchronization operation is complete. Also, unless
you are performing necessary tasks using the Web Management Interface, it is
recommended to log out of the interface during the synchronization to give the
synchronization operation the full system resources necessary to complete as quickly as
possible.
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