You
can use the Integrated Virtualization Manager to
extend a storage pool, to reduce or to remove a storage pool, and
to assign
a storage pool as the default storage pool for the managed system.
To view and to modify storage pools, complete the
following steps
in the Integrated Virtualization Manager:
- In the navigation area, select View/Modify
Virtual Storage under Virtual
Storage Management. The
View/Modify
Virtual Storage page is displayed.
- Select
the Storage Pools tab to display
a list of storage pools defined for the managed system.
- Select the storage pool from the table that you want to
modify.
- From the Tasks menu
bar of the Storage Pools
table, select one of the following storage management tasks to perform:
- Properties to view the properties
of the selected
storage pool.
- Extend to add
storage capacity to the selected
storage pool. To extend logical volume-based
storage
pools, add physical volumes to the storage pool. To extend file-based
storage
pools, add space from the parent storage pool to the file-based storage
pool.
- Reduce to reduce
the size of the selected storage
pool. To reduce logical volume-based storage
pools, remove
physical volumes from the storage pool. To reduce the file-based storage
pool,
delete the storage pool.
- Assign as
default storage pool to designate
the selected storage pool as the default storage pool for the managed
system.
