Create a basic disk pool

The New Disk Pool wizard saves you time by bundling several time-consuming configuration functions into one efficient process. It also takes the guesswork out of disk unit configuration because it understands the capabilities of your system and only offers valid choices. For instance, the wizard does not list the option to start compression unless your server has that capability.

The New Disk Pool wizard allows you to create a basic disk pool or independent disk pool or to use an existing disk pool to add new or nonconfigured disk units. When you choose to create a protected disk pool, the wizard forces you to include the disk units in Device parity protection or to add enough disk units of the same capacity to start Mirrored protection. The wizard also gives you the option of balancing data across the disk pool or starting disk compression if these are permissible actions for your system configuration. You decide which options to choose so that the operation is tailored to your system.