5.3. Moving Storage Servers between Hardware Pools
This process shows how to move storage servers into new or existing Hardware Pools. For example, you may need to do this to balance the load, improve performance for particular applications, or if storage servers are being replaced or retired.
5.3.1. Move Storage Servers to Existing Hardware Pools
To move storage to existing Hardware Pools:
Use the Navigator panel to select the required hardware pool node. The Summary page and the Hardware Pool menu display.
Click on the menu bar. The Storage page displays the list of existing Storage Servers, and the Storage toolbar displays.
On the Storage page, select the check box of the storage servers to be moved. If no storage servers are selected, you will be prompted to select at least one storage pool before the Move Storage dialog box displays.
Click on the Storage toolbar. The Move Storage dialog box displays.
Select the destination resource pool node in the Move Storage dialog box.
The selected storage pool is removed from the current hardware pool, and the dialog box closes.
To view the storage pool in the destination hardware pool, click the destination host node in the Navigator panel. The Summary page for the destination host resource pool displays.
Click on the menu bar. The moved storage pool displays in the list of storage servers for the destination hardware pool.