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Press <C> and then select
Save changes
when the virtual disk has been
fully configured.
NOTE: There is an option to create a hot spare for a RAID 1 virtual disk.
Afterthe virtual disk is created, entering the Manage Hot Spares screen
allows the option to assign a hot spare. Only drives that are compatible with
the new virtual disk configuration can be selected. The maximum number of
hot spares allowed is two.
NOTE: RAID 1 provides protection against the failure of a single physical disk.
When a disk fails, the physical disk can be replaced and the data re-mirrored
to the physical disk, maintaining data integrity.
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Once the virtual disk has been created, a Background Initialization will
automatically be scheduled on the virtual disk.
NOTE: Only one background task can be performed on the PERC H200 card at
anytime. If there is already a resynchronization or Background Initialization in
progress on another virtual disk when a new virtual disk is created, the Background
Initialization for the new virtual disk will be scheduled and given a status of
BGIPending. The pending Background Initialization will automatically start when
the existing background process completes.
NOTE: A background initialization automatically starts after you configure
aRAID 10 virtual disk. Once started, the background initialization process cannot
bestopped.
Creating a RAID 10 Virtual DiskA RAID 10 virtual disk offers the ability to stripe data across mirrored disks.
RAID 10 volumes offer high data throughput and complete data redundancy.
Follow these steps to create a RAID 10 virtual disk on a PERC H200 card that
does not currently have a virtual disk configured.
1
Select a controller from the Adapter List in the
Configuration Utility
.
2
Select the
RAID Properties
option.
3
Select
Create RAID 10 Volume
when you are prompted to create either
aRAID 0 virtual disk, a RAID 1 virtual disk or a RAID 10 virtual disk.
Thenext screen shows a list of disks that can be added to a virtual disk.
4
Move the cursor to the
RAID Disk
column. To add a disk to the virtual
disk, change
No
to
Yes
by pressing the <+>, <->, or the space bar.
Asdisks are added, the
Virtual Disk Size
field changes to reflect the size
ofthe new virtual disk.
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