About this task
The Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard - <Controller
Name> page displays the summary of attributes of the selected
RAID level. The attributes include Bus Protocol, Stripe Element Size, Read Policy, and the selected physical disk. The default values of the virtual
disk attributes excluding the RAID level are recommended for the selected
RAID level.
Steps
- In the Name field, type a name for the virtual
disk.
The virtual disk name can contain only alphanumeric
characters, spaces, dashes, and underscores. The maximum 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.
| NOTE: It is recommended that
you specify a unique name for each virtual disk. If you have virtual
disks with the same name, it is hard to differentiate the generated
alerts. |
- In the Size field, type the size of the virtual
disk.
The virtual disk size must be within the minimum
and maximum values displayed near the
Size field.
For information on how the maximum virtual disk size is calculated,
see
Calculation For Maximum Virtual Disk Size.
In some cases, the virtual disk is slightly larger than the size
you specify. The Create Virtual Disk Wizard adjusts the size of the virtual disk to avoid rendering a portion
of the physical disk space unusable.
- Click Finish to complete the virtual disk
creation.
For PERC H700 and PERC H800 controllers, if any
of the drives you selected is in the spun down state, the following
message is displayed:
The below listed physical drive(s) are in the Spun Down state. Executing this task on these drive(s) takes additional time, because the drive(s) need to spun up.
For SWRAID controller, if removable and non-removable
devices are used to create a virtual disk, the following message is
displayed:
A combination of removable and non-removable NVMe devices have been used to create this virtual disk. Are you sure you want to procered?
Results
Click Finish to create the virtual disk.
Click Go Back To Previous Page to return to Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard page, if you want to change your selections.
Click Exit Wizard to cancel the virtual disk
creation.
The virtual disk is displayed in the Virtual
Disk(s) on Controller <Controller Name> page.