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Manage storage pools

Infrastructure admin users can perform actions on storage pools, such as renaming a storage pool, adding storage blocks, connecting to a migration zone, or deleting a storage pool.

Note
For more information about user roles in ThinkAgile CP, see the following topic:

User roles

Complete the following steps to manage storage pools.

  1. Log in to the ThinkAgile CP Cloud Controller as an Infrastructure admin user.
  2. In the ThinkAgile CP Cloud Controller management portal, perform one of the following steps:
    • On the Dashboard page, scroll down to the list of storage pools in your ThinkAgile CP infrastructure. Then on the storage pool for which you want to view details, click Properties.

      Figure 1. Storage pool properties on the Dashboard
      Screen capture of Storage Properties from the Dashboard
    • In the left navigation menu under Storage Pools, click the storage pool for which you want to view details.

      Figure 2. Select storage pool from navigation menu
      Screen capture of the Storage Pools section in the left navigation
  3. Click Actions to display the list of actions that can be performed on the storage pool.
    Figure 3. Select storage pool from navigation menu
    Screen capture of the storage pool Action menu
    You can perform the following actions for a storage pool:
    ActionDescription

    Rename

    Change the name of the storage pool. The new name must be unique across all of the storage pools in our organization.

    Add storage blocks

    Select a block from the list of unassigned storage blocks and click Add to Storage Pool.

    Connect to migration zone

    Choose a migration zone to which the storage pool will be connected.

    For more information about migration zones, see the following topic:

    Migration zones

    Delete storage pool

    Remove a storage pool.