If a pool usage rate increases, you can expand the pool capacity to continue with your operations.
Add new drives to expand the capacity of a pool as shown in the following workflow. Check the drive type in the details page of the pool. If you are using multiple pools, you can delete a pool that is not in use and reuse the drives from that pool as shown in the subsequent workflow.
Adding new drives
| Task | VSP One Block Administrator | Management tool |
|---|---|---|
| Check health status | ✓ | ✓ |
| Check the capacity of a pool | ✓ | |
| Check the drives that make up a pool | ✓ | |
| (Optional) Add drives to the storage system | ✓ | |
| Find and configure drives | ✓ | |
| Expand the capacity of a pool | ✓ |
Reusing drives of a pool that is not in use (when multiple pools are available)
| Task | VSP One Block Administrator | Management tool |
|---|---|---|
| Check health status | ✓ | ✓ |
| Check the capacity of a pool | ✓ | |
| Delete pools that are not in use | ✓ | |
| Expand the capacity of a pool (reusing drives) | ✓ |