Deploying

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About this task

You can deploy the software.

Procedure

  1. Create a storage pool:
    1. Click the Configure tab.
    2. Click the link Create Storage Pool in the Summary section.

      Storage pools can have different capacity nodes. A model group, consisting of nodes that can be included in the same storage pool, must be selected. If nodes across multiple sites are available, the required site must be selected.

      If a storage pool will have nodes spanning multiple sites, balance the nodes across the sites. Not balancing the nodes can introduce read or write availability issues in the case of a single site outage.
  2. Type a name for this storage pool in the Name field.
  3. Select an IDA width for this storage pool from the Width drop-down box.
  4. Select the Packed Storage radio button to enable packed slice storage for this storage pool.
    Note: Contact support to determine if enabling packed slice storage will benefit current storage needs.
    Note: Packed storage can only be enabled when all IBM Cloud Object Storage Slicestor® nodes have been upgraded to 3.4.
  5. Nodes may be selected either automatically (Suggest Devices) per the above rules, or manually. To select multiple devices:
    1. Select the first node.
    2. Hold down the B key.
    3. Select the last device.
  6. Once the devices are identified, click Save to create the Storage Pool.
    CAUTION: If there is not an even distribution of Slicestor® Nodes across the available sites where the loss of one site would make Vaults either unusable or read-only, the Manager Web Interface displays a confirmation dialog box that asks the operator if they accept the settings with the risks they present:
    The selected devices are not balanced evenly across sites. This could lead to
read and write availability issues in the case of a site outage. Do you still
wish to continue?

    You can click Cancel or OK to change or keep the settings.

    From the Configure Storage Pool page, click Change to rename this storage pool or Monitor > to shortcut to the monitor function for this storage pool. A different storage pool may be selected from the Storage Pool landing page.