Owners Manual
Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks 109
NOTE: Ensure that you create disk groups before creating virtual disks.
To create virtual disks:
1
Choose one of these methods to start the Create Virtual Disk Wizard:
• To create a virtual disk from unconfigured capacity in the storage
array—On the
Logical
tab, select an
Unconfigured Capacity
node,
and select
Virtual Disk
→
Create
. Alternatively, you can right-click the
Unconfigured Capacity
node, and select
Create Virtual Disk
from
the pop-up menu.
• To create a virtual disk from free capacity on a disk group—On the
Logical
tab, select a
Free Capacity
node, and select
Virtual Disk
→
Create
. Alternatively, you can right-click the
Free Capacity
node, and
select
Create Virtual Disk
from the pop-up menu.
• To create a virtual disk from unassigned physical disks in the storage
array—On the
Physical
tab, select one or more unassigned physical
disks of the same physical disk type, and select
Virtual Disk
→
Create
.
Alternatively, you can right-click the unassigned physical disks, and
select
Create Virtual Disk
from the pop-up menu.
• To create a secure virtual disk—On the
Physical
tab, select one or
more unassigned security capable physical disks of the same physical
disk type, and select
Virtual Disk
→
Create
. Alternatively, you can
right-click the unassigned security capable physical disks, and select
Create Virtual Disk
from the pop-up menu.
If you chose an
Unconfigured Capacity
node or unassigned physical disks
to create a virtual disk, the
Disk Group Required
dialog is displayed. Click
Yes
and create a disk group by using the
Create Disk Group Wizard
. The
Create Virtual Disk Wizard
is displayed after you create the disk group.
If you chose a
Free Capacity
node, the
Introduction (Create Virtual Disk)
window is displayed.
2
Click
Next
.
The
Specify Capacity/Name
window is displayed.
3
Select the appropriate unit for memory in
Units
and enter the capacity of
the virtual disk in
New virtual disk capacity
.
4
Enter an up to 30 character name for the virtual disk in
Virtual disk name
.
5
In
Advanced virtual disk parameters
, you can select: