HP 8/20q HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager User Guide (5697-0633, - Page 86

If the Select Storage Pool for Logical Disk Creation dialog box

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NOTE: If you choose to create a storage pool with fewer than three drives, a message box informs you that a pool with fewer than three drives does not support fault-tolerant capacity optimized (RAID 5) and asks if you want to continue. Click Yes to continue or No to return to the Create Storage Pool dialog box to change your selection. e. Continue with step 6. 4. If the Select Storage Pool for Logical Disk Creation dialog box (Figure 58) opens, complete the following steps: Figure 58 Select Storage Pool for Logical Disk Creation dialog box a. Select one of the existing pool(s) that has space available for a new logical disk by selecting check box next to the Storage Pool name. (If the pool has no space available, the check box is not visible.) b. If the subsystem has unused drives, you can select the Create New Pool from available drives check box to create another storage pool. If you select this check box, the Create Storage Pool dialog box opens (see step 3) when you click OK. c. If you want the storage subsystem to select the drives for the new logical disk, select the Do not create the storage pool... check box near the bottom of the dialog box. d. To close this dialog box and continue with logical disk creation, click OK. To close the dialog box without selecting a storage pool, click Cancel. A message box asks if you want to assign unused drives as spares. If you click Yes, the Assign Spare Drive dialog box (Figure 59) opens; go to step 5. If you click No, go to step 6. 86 Managing Logical Disks

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Managing Logical Disks
NOTE:
If you choose to create a storage pool with fewer than three drives, a message box informs
you that a pool with fewer than three drives does not support fault-tolerant capacity optimized (RAID
5) and asks if you want to continue. Click
Yes
to continue or
No
to return to the Create Storage Pool
dialog box to change your selection.
e.
Continue with
step 6
.
4.
If the Select Storage Pool for Logical Disk Creation dialog box (
Figure 58
) opens, complete the
following steps:
Figure 58
Select Storage Pool for Logical Disk Creation dialog box
a.
Select one of the existing pool(s) that has space available for a new logical disk by selecting check
box next to the Storage Pool name. (If the pool has no space available, the check box is not visible.)
b.
If the subsystem has unused drives, you can select the
Create New Pool from available drives
check
box to create another storage pool. If you select this check box, the Create Storage Pool dialog box
opens (see
step 3
) when you click
OK
.
c.
If you want the storage subsystem to select the drives for the new logical disk, select the
Do not
create the storage pool
... check box near the bottom of the dialog box.
d.
To close this dialog box and continue with logical disk creation, click
OK
. To close the dialog box
without selecting a storage pool, click
Cancel
.
A message box asks if you want to assign unused drives as spares. If you click
Yes
, the Assign Spare
Drive dialog box (
Figure 59
) opens; go to
step 5
. If you click
No
, go to
step 6
.