3Select Manual on the Create Virtual Disks – Physical Disk Selection Choices page, then click Next.

4Select the RAID level for the new disk group.

5To select one physical disk to add to the disk group, click the disk of your choice in the Unselected physical disks list.

To select more than one physical disk to add to the disk group, press <Ctrl> while clicking the disks of your choice in the Unselected physical disks list.

NOTE: When adding more than one physical disk to a disk group, it is recommended to use disks with the same capacity. You can choose to use disks of differing capacities; however, the overall capacity of the disk group will be based on the smallest capacity physical disk. This means that additional capacity on larger physical disks will not be available for use.

6Click Add to add the disk(s) you selected in step 5 to the Selected physical disks list.

7Click Calculate Capacity beneath the list of selected disks to see the capacity of the disk group you are creating.

8To add or remove capacity for the proposed disk group, highlight disks in either list and click Add or Remove.

9When you are satisfied with the size of the disk group, click Next at the bottom of the page.

10Specify the size of the first virtual disk to be created in the new disk group in the New virtual disk capacity box.

11Enter a name for the virtual disk in the Name text box.

12Specify the type of files that will be stored on the virtual disk. MD Storage Manager will optimize the virtual disk based on your selection. Your choices include:

–File system (typical)

–Database

–Multimedia

13When you are satisfied with the parameters of the virtual disk, click Next.

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