Use this page to extend the the storage pool that you selected in the Storage Pools tab. If you selected a storage pool that is based on volume groups, you can add physical volumes to it. If you selected a storage pool that is file-based, you can extend the storage pool into the free space of its parent storage pool.
When you add a physical volume to a storage pool, the managed system erases the information on the physical volume, divides the physical volume into physical partitions, and adds the capacity of the physical partitions to the storage pool.
Do not add a physical volume to the storage pool if the physical volume contains data that you want to preserve.
This field displays the name of the storage pool that you want to extend.
This field displays the name of the Volume Group-based storage pool that is the parent of this storage pool and the amount of space that is available on the parent. This field only displays if you are extending a file-based storage pools.
This field displays the amount of space in the parent storage pool that is currently allocated to this storage pool. This field only displays if you are extending a file-based storage pools.
Specify the amount of storage you want to add to the storage pool. The storage pool is extended by using available space on its parent storage pool. You can specify the amount in megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes (TB). This is only available if you are extending a file-based storage pool.
This table lists the physical volumes on your managed system that are currently not assigned to any logical partition or to any storage pool. This table only displays if you are extending a Volume Group-based storage pool.
You can select physical volumes to add to the storage pool by selecting the Select option beside the physical volumes that you want to add.
The table includes the following information about each physical volume: