Dell EMC PowerVault MD 34XX/38XX Series Storage Arrays Administrator's Guide

Configuring the preservation capacity of a disk pool

The preservation capacity in a disk pool is reserved for data reconstruction operations in case of physical disk failures.

1. In AMW, select the Storage & Copy Services tab.
2. Select the disk pool.
3. From the menu bar, select Storage > Disk Pool > Change > Settings.
   The Change Disk Pool Settings dialog is displayed.
4. In the Preservation Capacity area of the Physical disks dedicated to preservation capacity box, type or select a number of physical disks.
   The preservation capacity of the disk pool is dependent on the number of physical disks in the disk pool.
5. Click OK.