Configuring automatic file system expansion for an entire storage pool

Use this procedure to allow or prohibit automatic expansion of all file systems in the specified storage pool. This setting only affects auto-expansion; manual expansion of file systems in the storage pool is not affected by this setting.

Procedure

1. Navigate to Home Storage Management Storage Pools.

2. Select a storage pool, and click details to display the Storage Pools Details page.

   

3. Configure auto-expansion.

   You can configure file system auto-expansion at the storage pool level as follows:
   • Enable auto-expansion

     Even if the storage pool is configured to allow its file systems to automatically expand, the file systems must also be configured to support automatic expansion. After a file system has expanded, its size cannot be reduced.

     If file system auto-expansion is currently disabled, you can enable it by clicking enable auto-expansion in the FS Auto-Expansion option box.

   • Disable auto-expansion

     When automatic expansion of a file system is disabled, manual expansion of file systems in the storage pool is still possible.

     If file system auto-expansion is currently enabled, you can disable it by clicking disable auto-expansion in the FS Auto-Expansion option box.

Parent Topic

• Storage Subsystem Administration Guide

  This guide provides information about managing the supported storage subsystems attached to the server/cluster. The guide includes information about tiered storage, storage pools, system drives (SDs), using Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning (HDP) with the server, and other storage-related configuration and management features and functions.