Dell PowerVault MD3620f - Using the Auto Configure Command

54 Preparing Your Systems for Clustering
• To create a virtual disk 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
Virtual Disk  Create .
Alternatively, right-click the unassigned physical disks, and select
Create Virtual Disk from the pop-up menu.
• To create a secure virtual disk—On the
Physical tab, select one or
more unassigned security capable physical disks of the same physical
disk type, and select
Virtual Disk  Create .
Alternatively, you can right-click the unassigned security capable
physical disks and select
Create Virtual Disk from the pop-up menu.
If you chose an unconfigured capacity node or unassigned physical
disks to create a virtual disk:
a On the Disk Group Required window, click Yes .
b Create a disk group by using the Create Disk Group Wizard .
The
Create Virtual Disk Wizard is displayed after you create the
disk group.
If you chose a free capacity node, the
Create Virtual Disk window is
displayed.
2 Click Next . The Specify Capacity/Name window is displayed.
3 Select the appropriate unit for memory from the Units drop-down list and
enter the capacity of the virtual disk in the
New Virtual Disk Capacity
field.
4 Enter a character name (up to 30 characters) for the virtual disk in the
Virtual Disk Name field.
5 In the Advanced Virtual Disk Parameters field, you can select:
• Use recommended settings
• Customize settings
6 Click Next .
7 In the Customize Advanced Virtual Disk Parameters window, select the
appropriate Virtual Disk I/O Characteristics type from the following
options:
• File system (typical)
• Database
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