15.8 Viewing Pool Details

The Pool Details area of the Pools page displays information about a selected pool in the Pools list, as described in the following table:

Table 15-2 Explanation of Pool Details

Device Detail

Description

Name

The descriptive pool name assigned by the administrator.

Mount Point

On your Linux system, this is the mount location for the NSS pool. The default mount location is /opt/novell/nss/mnt/.pools/ poolname, where poolname is the name of the selected pool.

Partitions

A list of all of the partitions that are part of the selected pool. To view information about any of the partitions, select the partition in the drop-down list, then click the View Details icon.

Number of Partitions

The total number of partitions currently assigned to the selected pool.

State

The current state of the selected pool, as Active or Deactive. Active pools are available to the users; deactive pools are not available to users.

LSS Type

The type of Loadable Storage System, such as ZLSS, CDDVD, or DOSFAT.

Share State

Shows whether the selected pool is on a device that is marked as Shareable for Clustering or as Not Shareable for Clustering. The system pool cannot reside on a device that is shareable for clustering. Use the Devices page to set this device attribute.

Volumes

A list of all existing volumes residing in the selected pool. To view information about any of the volumes or to manage any of the volumes, select the volume in the drop-down list, then click the View Details icon. You can also select a pool, then click Volumes in Roles and Tasks.

Number of Volumes

The total number of volumes residing in the selected pool.

Devices

A list of the descriptive device names of all logical devices contributing space in the selected pool.

Number of Devices

The total number of devices currently assigned to the selected pool.

Total Space

The total amount of space assigned to the selected pool.

Free Space

The total amount of space that is currently not in use on the selected pool.

Used Space

The total amount of space that is in use on the selected pool.

  • Purgeable Space: The total amount of space in the selected pool that is currently in use as a salvage area or partitioned space that is not yet otherwise assigned.

  • Other In-Use Space: The total amount of space in the selected pool that is currently in use and cannot be easily deleted without destroying data.

Block Size

The maximum amount of data committed to a single write. Possible sizes include 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 KB. The default setting for NSS is 4 KB.

Creation Date

The time stamp (date and time) that the pool was created.

Last Update

The time stamp (date and time) that the pool was last modified by a management action.

Procedure

  1. In iManager, click Storage > Pools.

    For instructions, see Section 9.1.5, Accessing Roles and Tasks in iManager.

  2. Select a server to manage.

    For instructions, see Section 9.1.6, Selecting a Server to Manage.

  3. In the Pools list, select a pool to view its details.

    Wait for the page to refresh and display the pool’s details.

  4. The pool must be active to display its details. If the Details area is empty, select the pool, then click Activate.

    When the page refreshes, you can view the pool’s details.