Frequently AskedUse this dialog to create your own, unique
The Create Your Own Configuration dialog is formatted as a worksheet, and enables you to define the total number of
Frequently AskedTips and examples on allocating capacity
What RAID level is best for my application?
What are the virtual disk I/O characteristics?
Important:
- If your storage array contains multiple physical disk types and a particular physical disk type no longer has any
available for configuration, the appropriate tab will NOT be displayed. - If you attempt to over allocate more than the maximum number of unassigned physical disks available on your storage array, an Over-Allocation icon will be displayed, and a warning will be displayed indicating that you need to adjust the parameters you have selected.
- If you have chosen an invalid configuration, you will not be able to advance to the next Wizard dialog. An invalid configuration can occur if there are more physical disks allocated than there are physical disks available, or if the number of physical disks per disk group selected is not valid for the current
level. You will need to adjust the selected parameters before advancing to the next Wizard dialog.
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Select the RAID level that will be assigned to the disk groups you create from the RAID level of disk groups list. |
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Specify or type the number of disk groups in the Number of disk groups spinner box. |
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Specify or type the number of physical disks per disk group in the Physical Disks per disk group spinner box. |
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Specify or type the number of |
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Specify or type the number of equal sized capacity virtual disks to be created per disk group. |
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Click Change I/O Type to change the I/O characteristic type for the virtual disks you are creating. |
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Click Show Summary to view a summary of the storage array configuration parameters you have chosen before committing to the new configuration. |
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If your storage array contains multiple physical disk types, a separate tab in will be displayed for each physical disk type that has unassigned physical disks available
After you have configured one physical disk type, click on the next physical disk type tab and use the worksheet to configure the physical disks as required. Repeat steps 1 through 7 for each physical disk type available. |
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Click Next to move to the next Wizard dialog. |