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Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management User's Guide
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:
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.
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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