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Storage blocks and storage pools

In ThinkAgile CP Cloud Controller a storage block refers to the physical storage resource, and a storage pool is where you allocate storage resources for use by application instances.

For an overview of the storage concepts in ThinkAgile CP, see the following topic:

Storage concepts

Storage blocks​

In the ThinkAgile CP platform, a storage block is the physical storage resource. and the storage block hardware consists of a set of two storage controllers and one or two storage sleds, all housed in a storage enclosure. In the ThinkAgile CP Cloud Controller management portal, on the Hardware Stack page, you can view a representation of each storage block, including controllers and sleds.

Figure 1. Example of storage hardware represented in ThinkAgile CP Cloud Controller
Screen capture showing the storage block on the Hardware Stack page.

For more information about viewing storage hardware, see the following topic:

View storage hardware

Storage pools​

A storage block must be assigned to a storage pool for it to be used by application instances; that is, the storage pool is where you allocate storage capacity for your application instances. The storage pool also contains a single template store that can be used by all virtual datacenters connected to the storage pool. You can monitor storage usage on the details page of a storage pool in the ThinkAgile CP Cloud Controller management portal by expanding Storage Pools and clicking a specific storage pool.

Figure 2. Example of a storage pool in the ThinkAgile CP Cloud Controller
Screen capture showing a storage pool.
  • View storage pools
    Infrastructure admin and infrastructure viewer users can view information about the storage pools that are associated with an organization.
  • Manage storage
    Infrastructure admin users can perform actions on storage controllers, storage blocks, and storage pools.