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CAUTION:
If a physical disk has a virtual disk on it, the physical disk cannot be
selected for initialization. To initialize the physical disk anyway, make sure to
delete the virtual disk. Be sure you want to initialize the physical disk, because all
data on it (including PERC S100 adapter or PERC S300 adapter configuration
information) is deleted.
NOTE:
When Non-Raid physical disks are installed in the system, their associated
Non-Raid virtual disks must be deleted in order to use the physical disks with the
PERC S100 adapter or PERC S300 adapter. Deleting the Non-Raid virtual disks
initializes the Non-Raid physical disks and changes their state to Ready.
NOTE:
Typically, continue with the next procedure, Creating Virtual Disks.
Creating Virtual Disks
You can create virtual disks after the physical disks are initialized, especially if
the virtual disk is a bootable virtual disk for your system. If you have not
decided what RAID level to use, see the Raid Technology Guide, located on
the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals.
Before You Begin
• At any point in this procedure, return to a prior state by pressing <Esc
>
.
• A maximum of eight virtual disks can be created with the PERC Virtual
Disk Management
utility.
• Avoid mixing of redundant and non-redundant raid levels on the same set
of physical disks.
NOTE:
The Create Virtual Disk operation is not selectable when there is no
available capacity on the physical disks.
1
Power-up the system to start booting.
2
When prompted, press the
<Ctrl><R>
keys to access the PERC Virtual
Disk Management utility.
3
At the
Main Menu
field,
use the arrow keys to select
Create
Virtual Disk
. Press <Enter>.
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