Viewing the details of capacity pools

You can view details of a capacity pool, such as its total capacity, used and available capacity, and member resources.

About this task

The Capacity Pools page lists all of the capacity pools that are defined in IBM Spectrum Control. For any capacity pool in the list, you can open a window to view more details about the capacity pool and its storage resources.

Procedure

To view details of a capacity pool, complete these steps:

  1. In the menu bar, go to Advanced Analytics > Cloud Configuration, and click Work With Capacity Pools.
    The Capacity Pools page is displayed.
  2. From the list of capacity pools, select the capacity pool, and then select Actions > View / Modify.
    A window is displayed, showing the following details:
    • A bar summarizing the used and free space in the capacity pool in gibibytes. The bar represents the total capacity of the capacity pool. The bar is divided into sections that represent the following measurements:
      • The amount of capacity that is used for file storage
      • The amount of available capacity for file storage
      • The amount of capacity that is used for block storage
      • The amount of block storage capacity that is not used for volumes, and is not reserved by pending or scheduled provisioning tasks.
      • The amount of block storage capacity that is reserved by pending or scheduled provisioning tasks
      Move the mouse pointer over the bar to display a text summary and details of the capacity usage, and a legend for interpreting the colors on the bar.
    • A table that lists the storage systems, storage pools, and file systems that are in the capacity pool. To view details of any of these resources, select the resource, and then select Actions > View Properties.