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Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard (Step 3 of 4)

Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator Storage Management User's Guide

Does my controller support this feature? See "Appendix: Supported Features."

This screen enables you to select attributes for the virtual disk. These attributes include the name, size and read, write, and cache policy. Depending on the controller and your previous virtual disk selections, the items displayed on this screen can vary.

Do the following:

  1. Type the name of the virtual disk in the Name text box.

The virtual disk name can contain only alphanumeric characters as well as spaces, dashes and underscores. The maximum name length depends on the controller. In most cases, the maximum length is 15 characters. The name cannot start with a space or end with a space.

It is recommended that you specify a unique name for each virtual disk. If you have virtual disks with the same name, it will be hard to differentiate the alerts generated for these virtual disks.

NOTE: The CERC SATA1.5/2s controller does not allow you to specify a name for concatenated virtual disks. The concatenated virtual disk will be created with a default name.
  1. The Size text box displays the default size of the virtual disk, depending upon the RAID configuration you selected. You can specify a different size. The virtual disk size must be within the minimum and maximum values displayed near the Size text box. In some cases, the virtual will be slightly larger than the size you specify. The Create Virtual Disk wizard may round up the size of the virtual disk to avoid rendering a portion of the physical disk space unusable.

NOTE: When creating a virtual disk on the CERC SATA1.5/2s controller or on a controller that is in a cluster configuration, you must specify the maximum virtual disk size.
  1. Select a stripe size from the Stripe Size drop-down menu. The stripe size refers to the amount of space that each stripe consumes on a single disk. See "What Is RAID?" for more information.

  2. Select the read, write, and cache policy. These selections can vary depending on the controller. See "RAID Controller Read, Write, and Cache Policy" for more information.

NOTE: Read, write, and cache policies are not supported on the CERC SATA1.5/2s controller. There is limited support for write policy on controllers that do not have a battery. See "Write Policy" for more information. The cache policy is not supported on any controller that does not have a battery. See "RAID Controller Read, Write, and Cache Policy" for more information.
  1. Click Continue to go to the next screen If you want to cancel the virtual disk, click Exit Wizard. If you want to return to the previous screen and change your selections, click Go Back To Previous Page.


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