Avago Technologies Syncro 9361-8i User Manual
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Syncro CS 9361-8i and Syncro CS 9380-8e Solution User Guide
October 2014
Chapter 2: Creating the Cluster
Creating Virtual Drives on the Controller Nodes
Figure 4 Virtual Drive - Properties Dialog Box
11. Use the arrow keys to select Advanced and press Enter.
The Advanced Properties dialog box appears, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 5 Advanced Features Dialog Box
12. Make sure the Provide shared access check box is checked to enable High Availability DAS.
The Provide shared access option enables a shared VD that both controller nodes can access. If you uncheck this
box, the VD has a status of Exclusive, and only the controller node that created this VD can access it. You can use
the exclusive VD as a boot volume for this cluster node.
13. Repeat the previous steps to create the other VDs.
As the VDs are configured on the first controller node, the drive listing on the other controller node is updated to
reflect the use of the drives.
14. Select Initialize, and press OK.
The new virtual drive is created and initialized.