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 16-2 Explanation of Pool Details
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Device Detail |
Description |
|---|---|
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Name |
The descriptive pool name assigned by the administrator. |
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Pool Type |
Specifies the type of pool. Beginning with OES 2015, NSS supports two types of pools: NSS32 and NSS64. NSS32-bit pools use 32 bit block addressing and supports upto 8 TB; whereas, NSS64-bit pools use 64 bit block addressing and supports upto 8 EB (exabyte). |
|
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Number of Volumes |
The total number of volumes residing in the selected pool. |
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AD Media Upgrade |
Specifies whether the pool media is upgraded to support AD users. NSS64-bit pools are by default AD media upgraded. |
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Devices |
A list of the descriptive device names of all logical devices contributing space in the selected pool. |
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Number of Devices |
The total number of devices currently assigned to the selected pool. |
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Total Space |
The total amount of space assigned to the selected pool. |
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Free Space |
The total amount of space that is currently not in use on the selected pool. |
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Used Space |
The total amount of space that is in use on the selected pool.
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|
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. |
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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. |
In iManager, click Storage > Pools.
For instructions, see Section 10.1.5, Accessing Roles and Tasks in iManager.
Select a server to manage.
For instructions, see Section 10.1.6, Selecting a Server to Manage.
In the Pools list, select a pool to view its details.
Wait for the page to refresh and display the pool’s details.
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.