HP XP Array Manager Software - Manual (Page 116)

3. To configure an THP or Smart pool, select THP and configure the following:
1. In Additional Parity Groups, click Add Parity Groups.
2. Select one or more parity groups, click Add to Pool, and then click Close. The Pool Summary
is updated.
3. (Optional) Click Advanced Options to configure Pool ID, Used Threshold, and Subscription
Thresholds as needed.
4. To configure an Smart pool, in Pool Type, select Smart and in Additional Parity Groups, choose
Standard or Mixed mode.
For Standard mode (single drive type/speed, chip type, RAID level, and volume location in a
single tier):
• Click + to add a new tier.
• In the Add New Tier dialog box, select a volume to configure Tier 1, and click Select. The
Tier Configuration table in Pool Summary is updated.
• Click Add Parity Groups, select the parity group, click Add to Pool, and click Close. Select
an available parity group that best meets your performance or capacity needs (Tier 1 for best
performance, Tier 2 for next best performance, and Tier 3 for capacity).
• (Optional) Click + to add Tier 2 and Tier 3, configure the tiers based on your performance
and capacity needs using the choices in Add New Tier dialog box. The Tier Configuration
table in Pool Summary is updated.
TIP:
To delete an existing tier, click X in the Tier tab.
• Click Advanced Options to configure Pool ID, Used Threshold, and Subscription Thresholds
as needed.
• Click Smart Options, and configure the tier management options as needed.
For Mixed mode (mixed drive types/speeds, chip types, RAID levels, and/or volume locations
in a single tier):
• Click Add Parity Groups.
NOTE:
There are two parity group tab choices from which you can select: Internal Parity Groups
and External Parity Groups (the Internal Parity Groups tab is set by default). If you select
the External Parity Groups tab and select one or more parity groups, this enables the
External LDEV Tier Rank menu from which you must choose a ranking for the tier.
• For mixed mode in the Internal Parity Groups tab or the External Parity Groups tab, select
parity groups that you want to add to the Smart pool, click Add to Pool, and click Close. The
Tier Configuration table in Pool Summary shows the new tier configuration status for each
tier.
• Click Advanced Options to configure Pool ID, Used Threshold, and Subscription Thresholds
as needed.
• Click Smart Options, and configure the tier management options as needed.
5. Click Show Plan and confirm that the information in the plan summary is correct. If changes are
required, click Back.
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