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Figure 3-53 Peak SAS Interface usage v

alue over the last 5 minutes

3.4.3 Pools menu

The Pools menu provides access to the Volumes by Pools, Internal Storage, MDisks by Pools,

and System Migration functions, as shown in Figure 3-54.

Figure 3-54 Pools menu

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Volumes by Pool panel

Select Volumes by Pool in the Pools menu to open the panel. By using the Volumes by Pool

panel, you can display volumes by using the Pool Filter function. This view makes it easy to

manage volumes and determine the amount of real capacity that is available for more

allocations. Figure 3-55 shows the Volumes by Pool panel.

Figure 3-55 Volumes by Pools panel

Volume Allocation

The upper right corner of the Volumes by Pool panel shows the Volume Allocation, which, in

this example, shows the physical capacity (3.81 TB), the virtual capacity (5.10 TB), and the

used capacity (204.00 GB in the green portion). The red bar shows the threshold at which a

warning is generated when the used capacity in the pool first exceeds the threshold that is set

for the physical capacity of the pool. By default, this threshold is set to 80% but can be altered

in the pool properties. Figure 3-56 shows the volume allocation information that is displayed

in the Volumes by Pool panel.

Figure 3-56 Volume Allocation

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Renaming pools

To rename a pool, select the pool from the pool filter and click the name of the pool.

Figure 3-57 shows that pool V5

000_Pool_1 was selected to be renamed.

Figure 3-57 Renaming a pool

Changing pool icons

To change the icon that is associated with a pool, select the pool in the pool filter, click the

large pool icon that is above New Volume and Actions, then use the Choose Icon buttons to

select the wanted image. This change helps to manage and differentiate between the classes

of drive or the tier of the storage pool. Figure 3-58 shows the pool change icon panel.

Figure 3-58 Changing a pool icon

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Volume functions

The Volumes by Pool panel also provides access to the volume functions via the Actions

menu, the New Volume option, and by right-clicking a listed volume. For more information

about navigating the Volume panel, see 3.4.4, “Volumes menu” on page 121. Figure 3-59

shows the volume functions that are available via the Volumes by Pool panel.

Figure 3-59 Volume functions are available via the Volume by Pools panel

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Internal Storage panel

Select Internal Storage in the Pools menu to open the Internal Storage panel, as shown in

Figure 3-60. The internal storage consists of the drives that are contained in the IBM Storwize

V5000 control enclosure and an

y SAS-attached IBM Storwize V5000 expansion enclosures.

By using the Internal Storage panel, you can configure the internal storage into RAID

protected storage (MDisks). You can also filter the displayed drive list by drive class.

Figure 3-60 Drive actions menu of the internal storage panel

Drive actions

Drive level functions, such as, identifying a drive and marking a drive as offline, unused,

candidate, or spare, can be accessed here. Right-click a listed drive to show the Actions

menu. Alternatively, the drives can be selected and then the Action menu is used. For more

information, see “Multiple selections” on page 91. Figure 3-60 shows the Drive Actions menu.

Drive properties

Drive properties and dependent volumes can be displayed from the Internal Storage panel.

Select Properties from the Drive Actions menu. The drive Properties panel shows the drive

attributes and the drive slot SAS port status. Figure 3-61 on page 115 shows the drive

properties with the Show Details option selected.