Dell POWERVAULT MD3600F - Page 52

52 Preparing Your Systems for Clustering
To create a virtual disk, use one of the following methods:
• Automatic configuration
• Manual configuration
Create disk groups using automatic configuration as follows:
1
To start the Create Disk Group Wizard , perform one of these actions:
• To create a disk group from unconfigured capacity in the storage
array—On the
Logical tab, select Unconfigured Capacity node 
Disk Group  Create .
Alternatively, you can right-click the
Unconfigured Capacity node
and select
Create Disk Group from the pop-up menu.
• To create a disk group from unassigned physical disks in the storage
array—On the
Physical tab, select one or more unassigned physical
disks of the same physical disk type, and select
Disk Group  Create .
Alternatively, you can right-click the unassigned physical disks, and
select
Create Disk Group from the pop-up menu.
• To create a secure disk group—On the
Physical tab, select one or more
unassigned security capable physical disks of the same physical disk
type, and select
Disk Group  Create .
Alternatively, you can right-click the unassigned security capable
physical disks, and select
Create Disk Group from the pop-up menu.
The
Create Disk Group window is displayed.
2 Click Next . The Disk Group Name and Physical Disk Selection window is
displayed.
3 Type a name (up to 30 characters) for the disk group in Disk Group Name
field.
4 Select the appropriate configuration method of Physical Disk selection
from the following:
• Automatic (see step 6)
• Manual (see step 7)
5 Click Next .
6 For automatic configuration, the RAID Level and Capacity window is
displayed.
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