Managing file pools

Ops Center Administrator User Guide

Version
10.9.x
File Size
6.6 MB
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-99ADM001-17

Ops Center Administrator uses the following best practices in file pool creation:

  • For creation of the related block pool, use of RAID6 with a minimum of four parity groups for SAS or one parity group for SSD, FMD, FMD DC2, SSD NVMe, or SSD(RI).
    Note: You should use this best practice. If capacity is chosen from non-conforming parity groups during file pool creation, a warning displays.
  • Creation of a Thin pool that comprises each selected tier (either one or two).
  • Minimum disk requirements for file pool creation:
    • 24 disks for SAS 10K, 15K
    • 48 disks for SAS 7.2K
    • 8 disks for FMD, FMD DC2, SSD, SSD NVMe, SSD(RI)

When a user creates a file pool in Ops Center Administrator, the system automatically does the following:

  1. Identifies parity groups.
  2. Creates a block pool.
  3. Creates volumes and attaches them to NAS modules.
  4. Configures volumes as system drives.
  5. Creates a file pool.

Creating a file pool.