16.1 Guidelines for Creating a Pool

Devices must be initialized before any space is shown as available for creating a pool. Without initializing the devices, no space will be shown available for pool creation. For instructions, see Section 11.5, Initializing a Disk.

OES NCP Server must be installed, configured, and running. For information, see Section 6.6.1, NCP.

OES CIFS must be installed, configured, and running before you can use the CIFS option when cluster-enabling an NSS pool. For information, see Section 6.6.3, OES CIFS.

OES AFP must be installed, configured, and running before you can use the AFP option when cluster-enabling an NSS pool. For information, see Section 6.6.2, OES AFP.