Managing disk pools

This topic provides instructions for managing your disk pool activities.

Deleting a disk pool
If you never need to access the data in a disk pool again, you can choose to delete the disk pool. All data on the disk units in the disk pool is destroyed.
Removing a disk unit from a disk pool
As your storage needs change, you can select to remove a disk unit from a disk pool.
Moving a disk unit from a disk pool
As your storage needs change, you can select to move a disk unit from one disk pool to another disk pool.
Clearing data from a disk pool
If you never need to access the data in a disk pool again, you can choose to clear the disk pool. All data on the disk units in the disk pool is destroyed, but the disk units are still available for new data storage.
Setting the threshold of a disk pool
You can eliminate recovery problems that occur when a disk pool overflows by setting a disk pool threshold. When the data stored in the disk pool exceeds the specified threshold, the system sends a message so that you have time to add more storage space or delete unnecessary objects.
Tracing disk pool data
You can trace the data in your disk pool to collect usage statistics about the data.
Balancing disk pool data
You can balance the data in your disk pool using various balance options.
Enabling automatic overflow recovery for a basic disk pool
If a basic disk pool fills up and the data in the basic disk pool overflows into the system disk pool, the basic disk pool is said to be in an overflow state. If you enable automatic overflow recovery, you can recover the overflow data to the system disk pool by restarting your system.
Using disk pools with extensive journaling
This topic provides information on working with journal receivers when a disk pool overflows.
Managing independent disk pools
After you configure an independent disk pool, you can perform management tasks.

Parent topic: Disk pools