Chapter 6. Managing thin pools using Cockpit

6.1. Creating a thin pool using Cockpit

Follow these instructions to create a logical thin pool using Cockpit.

  1. Log in to Cockpit.
  2. Click the hostname → Storage.
  3. Click the volume group. The Volume Group Overview page opens.

  4. Click + Create new Logical Volume. The Create Logical Volume window opens.

    1. Specify a Name for your thin pool.
    2. Set Purpose to Pool for thinly provisioned volumes.
    3. Specify a Size for your thin pool.
    4. Click Create.

Your new thin pool appears in the list of logical volumes in this volume group.

6.2. Growing a thin pool using Cockpit

Follow these instructions to increase the size of a logical thin pool using Cockpit.

  1. Log in to Cockpit.
  2. Click the hostname → Storage.
  3. Click the volume group. The Volume Group Overview page opens.
  4. Click the thin pool.

  5. On the Pool subtab, click Grow. The Grow Logical Volume window opens.

    1. Specify the new Size of the thin pool.
    2. Click Grow.

6.3. Deactivating a thin pool using Cockpit

Follow these instructions to deactivate a logical thin pool using Cockpit. This deactivates all thinly provisioned logical volumes in the pool.

  1. Log in to Cockpit.
  2. Click the hostname → Storage.
  3. Click the volume group. The Volume Group Overview page opens.
  4. Click the thin pool.
  5. Click Deactivate.

The thin pool is deactivated.

6.4. Activating a thin pool using Cockpit

Follow these instructions to activate a logical thin pool using Cockpit.

  1. Log in to Cockpit.
  2. Click the hostname → Storage.
  3. Click the volume group. The Volume Group Overview page opens.
  4. Click the thin pool.
  5. Click Activate.

The thin pool is activated. This does not activate thin provisioned logical volumes in the pool.