Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller S100 - Manual (Page 52)

52 RAID Configuration and Management
4 At the Physical Disks field, select the physical disk(s) on which to
create a virtual disk:
a For each physical disk, press the key to select the physical
disk. (The physical disks can be inserted in any order.)
b After selecting the physical disk(s) to be included in the virtual disk,
press .
5 At the User Input field, use the arrow keys to select a virtual disk type
(RAID level). Press . (Only the virtual disk types that can be
created with the selected physical disk(s) are indicated; they are
highlighted in white text).
6 If hot spares are applicable:
a At the User Input field, use the arrow keys to select a dedicated hot
spare. Press .
NOTE: A global hot spare can be assigned after a virtual disk is created, by
selecting the Manage Global Hot Spare(s) option.
b
At the Physical Disks field, select the physical disk to use as a
hot spare (if applicable). Press to select it.
c Press to add the hot spare. Press the key to confirm
the change.
7 Select a size for the virtual disk, depending on the available free space of
the physical disks. Review the choices indicated in Table 6-3. (Virtual disk
size changes are displayed at the Create Virtual Disk and User
Input fields.)
NOTE: The maximum size of the virtual disk is affected by the available free
space of the physical disks and by the RAID level that you select.
8 After you choose the virtual disk size, press .
9 At the User Input field, select a Caching Mode. Press .
10 Press the key to confirm that you want to create the virtual disk.
11 At the Main Menu field, perform other operations or select Continue
to Boot and press .
NOTE: The boot virtual disk must be the first virtual disk listed in the Virtual
Disks field. If necessary, use the Swap Two Virtual Disks option to place the
bootable virtual disk in the first position.
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