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 and the drive speed 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.
- When using the REST API:
- You can use the following REST APIs to automate these tasks:
- Getting the operating status of snapshots and pools
- Getting pool information
- Getting information about a specific pool
- Getting drive information
- Getting information about a specific drive
- Setting up a spare drive
- Expanding the capacity of a pool
- Deleting a pool