Dell Computer Drive manual Disk Groups and Virtual Disks

14To map the new virtual disk to a host now, select Map now and assign a logical unit number (LUN) to the virtual disk in the drop-down box.

To map the new virtual disk to a host later, select Map later.

15Click Finish to create the new disk group and the first virtual disk in the group.

Creating a Virtual Disk From Free Capacity

To manually create a virtual disk within an existing disk group, first decide in which disk group you want to create the new virtual disk. Then use the following procedure to create the new virtual disk:

1Click the Configure tab, then click Create Virtual Disks.

2Select Free capacity on the Create Virtual Disks – Select Capacity Type page.

3Click the plus sign (+) at the left of the disk group to display the virtual disks and free capacity in the disk group.

4Click the free capacity for the disk group you want to modify, and then click Next at the bottom of the page.

5Specify the size of the virtual disk to be created in the New virtual disk capacity box.

6Enter a name for the virtual disk in the Name text box.

7Specify 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

8When you are satisfied with the parameters of the virtual disk, click Next.

9To map the new virtual disk to a host now, select Map now and assign a logical unit number (LUN) to the virtual disk in the drop-down box.

To map the new virtual disk to a host later, select Map later.

After you create virtual disks and map them to hosts, you must register the virtual disks with each host. Registration ensures the host recognizes the virtual disks.

Disk Groups and Virtual Disks

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