Storage pools
This chapter describes how IBM SAN Volume Controller manages physical storage resources. All storage resources that are under the system control are managed by using storage pools or MDisk groups.
Storage pools aggregate internal and external capacity and provide the containers in which volumes can be created. Storage pools make it easier to dynamically allocate resources, maximize productivity, and reduce costs.
Storage pools can be configured through the management GUI. Alternatively, you can configure the storage to your own requirements ...

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