Implementing the Storwize V3500

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Storage pools

This chapter describes how IBM Storwize V3500 manages physical storage resources. All storage resources under IBM Storwize V3500 control are managed by using storage pools. Storage pools make it easy to dynamically allocate resources, maximize productivity, and reduce costs.

Storage pools are configured through the Easy Setup wizard when the system is first installed, as described in Chapter 2, “Initial configuration” on page 27.

All available drives are configured based on recommended configuration preset values for the RAID level ...

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