Name

Description

Column Information/ Upper-right Pane

Name

Name of the pool or available disks.

Size

Size of the pool.

Mode

Read/Write, Read-Only, Applying Configuration

Status

Running, Stopped, Starting

Usage

Percent of total allocated pool storage.

Available Storage

Amount of storage currently available in the pool.

Column Information/Lower-right Pane

Name

Number assigned to raw disk contained in the pool.

Size

Size in MB of the raw disk.

Context Menus

Right-click on pool in upper-right pane

Add Network Managed Volume and Add Multiple Network Managed Volumes, see Creating NMVs from  Pools.

Purge Offline Volumes – removes the SAUs that are allocated on that disk. See Purging Offline NMVs.

Delete – deletes the pool. See Deleting NMV Pools.

Make Read/Write-this option is not available in SANmelody software.

Import – allows a foreign pool (not recognized by the selected storage server) to be used by the selected storage server. This option is only enabled when pool state is foreign. Refer to Pool Status.

Force Online – This option is enabled when the pool status is Offline and allows you to force the pool online.

Properties, see Pool Properties.

Right-click on raw disk in lower-right pane

Remove from Pool, see Removing Disks from a Pool.

Add Mirror, see Creating Mirrors in NMV Pools.

Properties, see Pool Properties.

Extend, see Extend Disk.

Right-click in upper-right pane

Create Pool, see Creating NMV Pools and Adding Disks.

Refresh – refreshes the status and usage information in the display.

Right-click NMV Pools folder in left pane

Create Pool, see Creating NMV Pools and Adding Disks.

Assign Raw Disk – adds a raw disk to the pool. See Creating NMV Pools and Adding Disks.