Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 5i - Manual (Page 57)

RAID Configuration and Management
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In the List View, the Virtual Disk Management screen appears. In this view, the left frame displays the
virtual disk number, RAID level, virtual disk status, virtual disk size, and stripe element size.
Use this screen to display the Virtual Disk Parameters window (used to select parameters, such as stripe
element size and cache policy), and perform a consistency check on an individual virtual disk or multiple
virtual disks. See "Setting Up Virtual Disks" on page 58 for the procedures used to perform these actions.
Physical Disks • Number of virtuals disks (VD)
• Number of physical disks (PD)
• Space available on the physical disks
• Number of free segments
• Number of dedicated hot spares
Physical Disk # • Vendor name
• Physical disk size
• Physical disk state
• Number of virtuals disks (VD)
• Number of physical disks (PD)
• Space available on the physical disks
• Number of free segments
• Number of dedicated hot spares
Space Allocation • Number of virtuals disks (VD)
• Number of physical disks (PD)
• Space available on the physical disks
• Number of free segments
• Number of dedicated hot spares
Hot Spares • Vendor name
• Physical disk size
• Physical disk state
• Number of virtuals disks (VD)
• Number of physical disks (PD)
• Space available on the physical disks
• Number of free segments
• Number of dedicated hot spares
Table 5-2. Information on the Virtual Disk Management Screen (continued)
Menu Item Selected in Left
Frame Information That Displays in Right Frame
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