Initializing the Storage Pool

The VM is initially created with a 50 GB initial storage pool. For the main database server and for catalog nodes, it is recommended to destroy the 50GB storage pool, attach larger hard disks and create a new, larger, storage pool. For any additional application servers, the default 50GB disk is fine and there is no need to destroy it.

To destroy the storage pool

1. Attach larger virtual disks to the VM:
   1. In VSphere Client, right-click the virtual machine and select Edit Settings.

      The VM Properties dialog box opens.

   2. On the Hardware tab, click Add.

      The Add Hardware wizard opens, showing the Device Type screen.

   3. Select Hard Disk and click Next.
   4. In the Select a Disk screen, select Create a new virtual disk and click Next.
   5. In the Create a Disk screen, select the capacity and disk provisioning, and specify the location.
   6. Complete the remaining screens of the wizard.
2. Reboot the VM.
3. Destroy the 50GB storage pool, by running the following command:

   ctera-storage-util.sh destroy_storage

   The storage pool is destroyed.

To create a new storage pool

1. In the command line, enter the following command:

   format

   A list of all installed disks appears.

2. Create the CTERA storage pool, including one or more disks, by doing the following:
   1. Enter the following command:

      ctera-storage-util.sh create_storage disk0 disk2... disk11

      where disk0, disk2... disk11 are the device names of disks to add. For example, c1t2d0. To see the list of disks, type the command: format

      For example:

      ctera-storage-util.sh create_storage c1t2d0 c1t3d0 c1t4d0 c1t5d0

   2. View the disks that are used by CTERA Portal, by entering the following command:

      ctera-storage-util.sh status

      The pool called "cterapool" should include all of the disks you specified in the previous step.

      The storage pool is now initialized. For the master server, proceed with Configuring the CTERA Portal Master Server. For a secondary server, proceed with Configuring CTERA Portal Secondary Servers.