3. Managing shared storage
After you provision shared storage using Storage Spaces, you
need to manage your shared storage. You can use both Server Manager
and Windows PowerShell to manage shared storage in your environment.
Your management tasks will include the following:
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Managing storage pools
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Managing virtual disks
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Managing volumes
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Managing shares
3.1 Managing storage pools
You can use the Storage Pools subpage of the File And Storage
Services page in Server Manager to manage your storage pools—for
example:
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Clicking on the Tasks control of the Storage Pools tile as
shown in Figure 10 allows you
to create new storage pools or refresh the current view.
Right-clicking on open space in the Storage Pools tile also lets
you perform the same tasks.
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Right-clicking on an existing storage pool in the Storage
Pools tile lets you view the properties of the pool, add more
physical disks to the pool if available, create a new virtual
disk from the pool, or delete the storage pool as long as all of
its virtual disks have been deleted.
You can also use the Storage Pool tile on the Disks subpage to
quickly determine how much capacity has been used in a storage
pool.
3.2 Managing virtual disks
You can use the Storage Pools subpage of the File And Storage
Services page in Server Manager to manage your virtual disks. For
example, by right-clicking on a virtual disk in the Virtual Disks
tile as shown in Figure 11, you can
perform tasks such as creating a new volume on the disk, repairing
the disk, extending the disk, or deleting the disk. Some options
might be unavailable, depending on such things as the status of the
disk or the availability of free space on the disk.
The Disks subpage of the File And Storage Services page can be
used to manage both physical and virtual disks connected to the file
server. For example, right-clicking on a virtual disk in the Disks
tile as shown in Figure 12 lets you take
the disk offline, bring it back online, or reset the disk. The Disk
tile also lets you view the status of your physical disks, as well
as their capacity, partition format, and other information.
You can also use the Disk tile on the Volumes subpage to
quickly determine how much capacity has been allocated on a physical
or virtual disk.
