Extent pools

The topics in the section provide information that is related to using the extent pool pages. If the pages are displayed in a wizard, they are listed in the sequence that they are displayed.

• Extent pools — Main page
  Use this page to create new extent pools or to modify, delete, or view information about existing extent pools for a selected storage unit.
• Create extent pool — Definition method
  Use this page to specify a method for defining the extent pool.
• Create extent pool — Define extent pool requirements
  Use this page to define the storage requirements for this extent pool.
• Create extent pool — Define extent pool properties
  Use this page to define the properties for the extent pool.
• Create extent pool — Select ranks
  Use this page to select the ranks for the extent pool.
• Create extent pool — Reserve storage
  Use this page to enable and define any reserved storage for the extent pool.
• Create extent pool — Verification
  Use this page to view properties and basic capacity calculations for the new extent pool.
• Extent pool properties
  Use this page to modify the nickname and define and view thresholds for storage use in the specified extent pool.
• Modify extent pool — Define extent pool properties
  Use this page to modify the properties for the extent pool.
• Modify extent pool — Select ranks
  Use this page to modify the ranks for the extent pool.
• Modify extent pool — Reserve storage
  Use this page to modify the reserved storage for the extent pool.
• Modify extent pool — Verification
  Use this page to view properties and basic capacity calculations for the modified extent pool.