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Syncro CS 9286-8e Solution User Guide
November 2014 Chapter 3: Creating the Cluster
Creating Virtual Drives on the Controller Nodes
8. On the next screen, click Add to SPAN, and then click Next.
9. On the next screen, click Update Size.
10. Select Provide Shared Access on the bottom left of the window, as shown in the following figure.
Alternatively, deselect this option to create an exclusive VD as a boot volume for this cluster node.
Figure 10 Virtual Drive Definition
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.
11. On this same page, click Accept, and then click Next.
12. On the next page, click Next.
13. Click Yes to accept the configuration.
14. Repeat the previous steps to create the other VDs.
As the VDs are configured on the first controller node, the other controller node’s drive listing is updated to reflect
the use of the drives.
15. When prompted, click Yes to save the configuration, and click Yes to confirm that you want to initialize it.
16. Define hot spare disks for the VDs to maximize the level of data protection.
NOTE The Syncro CS 9286-8e solution supports global hot spares and
dedicated hot spares. Global hot spares are global for the cluster, not
for a controller.
17. When all VDs are configured, reboot both systems as a cluster.