Disk pool management, Creating a basic pool, Creating a basic pool 64 – SimpleTech SimpleShare User Manual
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Managing SimpleShare
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One method of using additional drives added to SimpleShare is to simply use the additional disk to create new shares. This is
the easiest method and only requires claiming the new disk, creating one or more pools on the disk and finally creating share(s)
within the new pools. This procedure is for creating a basic unencrypted pool. If you want to create an encrypted pool, see
“Creating an Encrypted Pool” on page 85
1
In the Disk Management menu, click Create New Pool.
2
In New Pool Name, enter a descriptive name for the
pool.
3
To allocate all available disk space on SimpleShare to
the new pool, in Pool Mapping Preference select Auto
Configuration, then continue to
Selecting Auto Configuration automatically selects the
Maximum Size checkbox.