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## Managing Storage Pools

The Manage Pools page enables you to create and delete storage pools, place the storage in the pools online or offline, and refresh the storage pool status. The Create New Pool wizard enables you to create two storage pools per tray at a time.

This page also shows a summary of currently-available storage pools. See To View Storage Pool Information.

Note - To create a volume and add it to a storage pool, see To Create a Volume.

- Click the show link in the Volumes column to display information about volumes associated with that pool. See To View Storage Pool Volume Details.

See the following topics:

- To Create a Storage Pool
- To Delete a Storage Pool
- To Place a Storage Pool Online or Offline
- To View Storage Pool Information
- To View Storage Pool Volume Details

### About Creating Storage Pools and Configuring Arrays

If you select Express Configuration (available by clicking Array Management page > Individual Configuration button > Express Configuration button) and perform the following:

- Click Add Storage to Profile
- Select all drives in a fully-populated tray

then two storage pools are created by default.

If you select less than the total number for available drives or the tray is not fully populated with drives, then one storage pool is created.

For more control over the number of pools created per tray, for example one storage pool per tray, use the Manage Pools feature available from the Custom Configuration page (available by clicking Array Management page > Individual Configuration button > Custom Configuration button).