Storage Pool Tool
The Storage Pool Tool is available from SANcentral>Tools> Performance. This tool displays information about NMV pools by region, storage server, pool or disks within a pool.
To view information, in the upper-left pane, select the element in the tree. Associated information is displayed in the upper-right pane and in the lower panes.
This is a view of a selected pool for a storage server. Notice that pool statistics are displayed on the lower-left pane of the display.
This is a view of a selected disk for a selected storage server and pool. Notice that disk statistics are displayed on the lower-right pane of the display.
Most field tags are self-explanatory.
Some terms used in the tool that may further explanation:
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Total pool size is comprised of the amount of storage that is available, allocated, or in reclamation. Reclamation is the process of writing zeros to the storage. Reclamation occurs after a previously used volume from an NMV pool is deleted.
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NMV ID is a SANsymphony volume identifier (also referred to as a V-dot number).