Step 1: Apply for a Storage Pool

Scenarios

DSS provides you with dedicated, physical storage resources, which can be flexibly interconnected with various compute services, such as DCC, ECS and BMS, and are suitable to a wide-range of scenarios, including HPC, OLAP, and mixed loads. Before using DSS, you need to apply for a storage pool first.

This section describes how to apply for a storage pool. In a dedicated cloud, you can apply for multiple storage pools.

DSS storage pools are constructed and deployed on demand. Contact your customer manager for detailed construction time.

Procedure

1. Log in to the console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and project.
3. Choose Storage > Dedicated Distributed Storage Service to access the Dedicated Distributed Storage Service console.
4. Click Apply for Storage Pool.
   Configure the basic information about the storage pool by referring to Table 1.

   Figure 1 Apply for Storage Pool
   

   Table 1 Parameter description

   Parameter	Description
   Region	The region where the storage pool belongs.
   AZ	The AZ where the storage pool belongs.
   Type	High I/O Ultra-high I/O
   Capacity (TB)	The storage pool capacity you requested. Storage pool capacity description
   Storage Pool Name	The storage pool name, which can contain a maximum of 64 characters. The name can contain only letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-).
   Usage Duration	You can choose 1 year to 5 years for the purchased duration.

   After the configuration is complete, the details about the storage pool specifications are displayed.

5. Click Apply Now, and the page for you to confirm the specifications is displayed.
   You can confirm the details about the storage pool specifications.

   • If you do not need to modify the specifications, click Submit Application and go to 6.

   • If you need to modify the specifications, click Previous to modify parameters.

6. Check the application result.
   • On the displayed page, you can click View Review Status to view the order details.
   • Or, click Back to Storage Pool List to return to the storage pool list.

7. After the order is approved and paid, view the storage pool status.
   • If the storage pool status is Deploying, your order is being processed and the storage resources are being deployed.
   • When the storage pool status changes to In-use, the storage pool has been deployed and your order is completed.

8. You can perform the following operations for your storage pool in the Operation column:
   • Expand the storage pool capacity. For details, see Expanding a Storage Pool.
   • Create disks. For details, see Creating a Disk.