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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
The following notes explain the command line parameters.
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The /c0 parameter selects the first Syncro CS 9286-8e controller in the system.
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The add vd parameter configures and adds a VD (logical disk).
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The rX parameter selects the RAID level, where X is the level.
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The opening and closing square brackets define the list of drives for the VD. Each drive is listed in the form
enclosure device ID: [slot]drive device ID.
NOTE
To create a VD that is visible only to the node that created it (such as
creating a boot volume for this cluster node), add the
[ExclusiveAccess]
parameter to the command line.
For more information about StorCLI command line parameters, refer to the MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide.
3.1.3
Creating Shared or Exclusive VDs with MegaRAID Storage Manager
Follow these steps to create VDs for data storage with MegaRAID Storage Manager. When you create the VDs, you
assign the Share Virtual Drive property to them to make them visible from both controller nodes. This example
assumes you are creating a RAID 5 redundant VD. Modify the instructions as needed for other RAID levels.
NOTE
Not all versions of MegaRAID Storage Manager support HA-DAS.
Check the release notes to determine if your version of MegaRAID
Storage Manager supports HA-DAS. Also, see
HA-DAS Support in Tools and the OS Driver
.
1.
In the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager Logical pane, right-click the Syncro CS 9286-8e controller and
select Create Virtual Drive from the pop-up menu.
The Create Virtual Drive wizard appears.
2.
Select the Advanced option and click Next.
3.
In the next wizard screen, select RAID 5 as the RAID level, and select unconfigured drives for the VD, as shown in
the following figure.
Figure
12 Drive Group Settings