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Guidelines for the content and structure of resource pools

Resource pools cannot nest and cannot overlap (that is, storage in one resource pool cannot be in another resource pool).

The following guidelines can help you optimize the advantages of using resource pools:
  • Resource pools can be members of DataFabric Manager groups, but resource pools cannot contain DataFabric Manager groups.
  • Resource pools can be created from entire storage systems or from aggregates.
  • Adding a storage system to a resource pool implies that all existing aggregates and spare disks on the storage system are included as part of that pool, along with any new aggregates that are created.
  • Members of a resource pool do not all need to reside on the same storage system or HA pair.
  • A storage system can be designated as a resource pool that contains a mixture of resources with various attributes.
  • A storage system or an aggregate can only belong to one resource pool at a time.
  • Individual aggregates within the same storage system can belong to different resource pools as long as the storage system as a whole has not been assigned to a resource pool.