Dell 32XX, 34XX, 38XX, 36XX manual Create RAID Virtual Disk Free Extent Base Select, DiskGroup

Create RAID Virtual Disk (Free Extent Base Select)

Description

This command creates a virtual disk in the free space of a disk group.

Syntax

create virtualDisk diskGroup="diskGroupName" userLabel="virtualDiskName" [freeCapacityArea=freeCapacityIndexNumber] [capacity=virtualDiskCapacity] [owner=(0 1)] [cacheReadPrefetch=(TRUE FALSE)] [segmentSize=segmentSizeValue] [usageHint=(fileSystem dataBase multiMedia)] [dssPreAllocate=(TRUE FALSE)] [securityType=(none capable enabled)] [dataAssurance=(none enabled)]

Parameters

Parameter	Description
diskGroup	Sequence number of the disk group in which to
	create the new virtual disk. (To determine the
	sequence numbers of the disk groups in your
	storage array, enter the show storageArray
	Profile command.)
userLabel	Name for the new virtual disk. You must put
	quotation marks (" ") around the new virtual disk
	name.
	NOTE: You can use any combination of
	alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and
	underscores for the names. Spaces are not
	allowed. Command names can have a
	maximum of 30 characters. If you exceed the
	maximum character limit, replace square
	brackets ([ ]) with angle brackets (< >) to
	overcome this limitation.
freeCapacityArea	Index number of the free space in an existing disk
	group to use to create the new virtual disk. Free
	capacity is defined as the free capacity between
	existing virtual disks in a disk group. For example, a
	disk group might have the following areas: virtual
	disk 1, free capacity, virtual disk 2, free capacity,
	virtual disk 3, free capacity. To use the free
	capacity following virtual disk 2, specify:
	freeCapacityArea=2
	Use the show diskGroup command to determine
	if the free capacity area exists.

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