In a single-Rank Extent Pool configuration:
- The number of Extent Pools is equal to the number of Ranks.
- The relationship between logical volume and Rank is simpler to manage since there is a one-to-one relationship between Extent Pool and Rank.
- Logical volume size is limited to the capacity of a single Rank.
See below example:
Array Site | DA Pair | Array | Rank | Extent Pool | Drive Size & Speed | Storage Type | RAID Type | Array Format | Total Extents | ||
1 | S1 | 2 | S | A0 | R0 | P00 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 6+P+S | 388 |
2 | S2 | 2 | S | A1 | R1 | P01 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 6+P+S | 388 |
3 | S3 | 2 | S | A2 | R2 | P02 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 6+P+S | 388 |
4 | S4 | 2 | S | A3 | R3 | P03 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 6+P+S | 388 |
5 | S5 | 2 | A4 | R4 | P04 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 7+P | 450 | |
6 | S6 | 2 | A5 | R5 | P05 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 7+P | 450 | |
7 | S7 | 2 | A6 | R6 | P06 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 7+P | 450 | |
8 | S8 | 2 | A7 | R7 | P07 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 7+P | 450 | |
9 | S9 | 0 | S | A8 | R8 | P08 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 6+P+S | 388 |
10 | S10 | 0 | S | A9 | R9 | P09 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 6+P+S | 388 |
11 | S11 | 0 | S | A10 | R10 | P10 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 6+P+S | 388 |
12 | S12 | 0 | S | A11 | R11 | P11 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 6+P+S | 388 |
13 | S13 | 0 | A12 | R12 | P12 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 7+P | 450 | |
14 | S14 | 0 | A13 | R13 | P13 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 7+P | 450 | |
15 | S15 | 0 | A14 | R14 | P14 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 7+P | 450 | |
16 | S16 | 0 | A15 | R15 | P15 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 7+P | 450 | |
17 | S17 | 3 | S | A16 | R16 | P16 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 6+P+S | 388 |
18 | S18 | 3 | S | A17 | R17 | P17 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 6+P+S | 388 |
19 | S19 | 3 | S | A18 | R18 | P18 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 6+P+S | 388 |
20 | S20 | 3 | S | A19 | R19 | P19 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 6+P+S | 388 |
21 | S21 | 3 | A20 | R20 | P20 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 7+P | 450 | |
22 | S22 | 3 | A21 | R21 | P21 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 7+P | 450 | |
23 | S23 | 3 | A22 | R22 | P22 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 7+P | 450 | |
24 | S24 | 3 | A23 | R23 | P23 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 7+P | 450 | |
25 | S25 | 1 | S | A24 | R24 | P24 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 6+P+S | 388 |
26 | S26 | 1 | S | A25 | R25 | P25 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 6+P+S | 388 |
27 | S27 | 1 | S | A26 | R26 | P26 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 6+P+S | 388 |
28 | S28 | 1 | S | A27 | R27 | P27 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 6+P+S | 388 |
29 | S29 | 1 | A28 | R28 | P28 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 7+P | 450 | |
30 | S30 | 1 | A29 | R29 | P29 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 7+P | 450 | |
31 | S31 | 1 | A30 | R30 | P30 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 7+P | 450 | |
32 | S32 | 1 | A31 | R31 | P31 | 73G15K | FB | 5 | 7+P | 450 |