## Creating a Storage Pool

To create a storage pool:

1. Go to the Sun Web Console page and click SE6920 Configuration Service.
2. Click Storage > Logical > Pools > New.

The New Storage Pool wizard is displayed.

3. Select the storage domain into which you want to add a new storage pool, and click Next.
4. Specify a name for the new pool, using a maximum of 16 characters.

Valid characters include 0 to 9, A to Z and a to z, _ (underscore), and - (dash).

5. Specify a description for the new pool, using a maximum of 256 characters, including spaces. Click Next.

Valid characters include 0 to 9, A to Z and a to z, _(underscore), and - (dash), . (period), : (colon), , (comma), % (percent), ( ) (parenthesis), [ ] (brackets), { } (braces), ` (tick), ~ (tilde), and | (pipe).

6. Select the storage profile with which you want to associate this pool, and click Next.
7. Note that this step appears only when the number of disks specified in the associated Profile is set to Variable, and there is available storage: Specify whether you want to add storage to the new pool:

- If so:

1. Select Yes.
2. Select the number of disks you want for this pool: 3 (default) to 14 for RAID-5, or 2 to 14 for other RAID levels. Click Next.
3. Specify how you want the storage pool to be populated, either:

Manual - specify by tray

The Number of Disks option appears.

Manual - move the unused virtual disks from similar pools

Automatic - specify by capacity

Automatic requires you to specify a storage pool size, and the number of disks to allocate as virtual disks.

- If not, select No.

8. Review the specified information for the new storage pool. If you are satisfied, click Finish. Otherwise, click Previous to make changes.

### Related Topics

- Managing Storage Pools
- Adding Storage to a Pool
- Modifying a Storage Pool