Users Guide

Table 8. Configuring virtual disk parameters (continued)
Virtual disk parameters Description
Default Initialization Displays the virtual disk initialization options. You can set the default initialization to:
● No — The virtual disk is not initialized.
● Fast — The first 8 MB of the virtual disk is initialized.
● Full — The entire virtual disk is initialized.
For more information, see Virtual disk initialization. By default, the default initialization is
set to No.
Creating profile based virtual disk
1. Enter the Dell PERC 10 Configuration Utility. See Navigating to Dell PERC 10 configuration utility.
2. Click Main Menu > Configuration Management > Creating Profile Based Virtual Disk.
The following list of RAID modes are displayed:
● Generic RAID 0
● Generic RAID 1
● Generic RAID 5
● Generic RAID 6
●
File Server
● Web/Generic Server
● Database
3. Based on the RAID mode selected, one or more the physical disk selection criteria is displayed.
4. From the Physical Disk Selection Criteria drop-down box, select a criterion based your requirement.
The Profile Parameters of the selected option is displayed.
5. Click Create Virtual Disk.
6. Select Confirm and click Yes to continue.
The virtual disk is created with the parameters of the profile selected.
Viewing disk group properties
1. Enter the Dell PERC 10 Configuration Utility. See Navigating to Dell PERC 10 configuration utility.
2. Click Main Menu > Configuration Management > View Disk Group Properties.
The list of disk group properties are displayed:
● Capacity Allocation — displays all the virtual disks associated with the specific disk group. It also provides information
about the available free space.
● Secured — displays whether the disk group is secured or not.
Deleting configurations
1. Enter the Dell PERC 10 Configuration Utility. See Navigating to Dell PERC 10 configuration utility.
2. Click Main Menu > Configuration Management > Clear Configuration.
A screen is displayed asking if you are sure you want to perform the operation.
3. Select Confirm and click Yes to continue.
The virtual disks and hot spare disks available on the controller are deleted successfully.
Controller management
Clearing controller events
1. Enter the Dell PERC 10 Configuration Utility. See Navigating to Dell PERC 10 configuration utility.
HII configuration utility
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