Storage

The Storage page lists the available storage pools, including the default storage pool.

For each storage pool, the following information is displayed:

Name
Name of the storage pool and percentage used.
State
State of the storage pool, active (green) or inactive (red).
Location
File path to the location of the storage pool.
Type
Type of storage pool, for example, dir.
Capacity
Amount of space in the storage pool.
Allocated
Amount of space that is already allocated in the storage pool.

The following actions can be selected for each storage pool:

To display storage volume details for a storage pool, click the arrow on the right side of the storage pool row. Details include the following:

Type
The type of volume, for example, file.
Format
The format, varying dependent on the type.
Capacity
Size of the storage volume.
Allocation
Amount of space that is already allocated in the storage pool.
To define a storage pool, click the plus (+) icon in the upper right of the display.

Define a storage pool

Define a storage pool.

  1. In the Storage pool name field, type the name to be used to identify the storage pool.
  2. In the Storage pool type list, select the type:
    DIR
    Specifies a directory pool. When selecting DIR, type the Storage path (file path to the storage pool).
    NFS
    Specifies a network filesystem pool. When selecting NFS, type the NFS server IP address and NFS path (path of the exported directory).
    iSCSI
    Specifies a pool based on a target allocated on an iSCSI server. When selecting iSCSI, type the iSCSI server IP address and Target on the iSCSI server. You can optionally select to add iSCSI authentication.
    Logical
    Specifies a logical volume storage pool. Select the location to the device in Device path.
    SCSI Fibre Channel
    Specifies a pool based on an SCSI Fibre Channel. Select which SCSI adapter to use.
  3. Click Create.