IBM Storwize V5030 User Manual

Chapter 4. Storage pools 167
Creating a child pool
To create a child pool you can either browse to Pools → Pools → Actions or Pools →
MDisks by Pools → Actions and select Create Child Pool. Alternatively, you can right-click
the parent pool, as shown in Figure 4-35.
Figure 4-35 Selecting child menu creation
Enter the name and the capacity of the child pool and click Create, as shown in Figure 4-36.
Figure 4-36 Create Child Pool panel

IBM Storwize V5030 Specifications

General

Model	IBM Storwize V5030
Category	Storage
Controller Enclosures	1 or 2
Maximum Drives	240
RAID Levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Virtualization	Yes
Data Compression	Yes
Maximum Hosts	512
Form Factor	2U
Drive Types	SAS, NL-SAS, SSD
Host Interface	8 Gb FC, 16 Gb FC, 10 Gb iSCSI, 12 Gb SAS
Processor Cores	8 per controller