Create Disk Group Wizard: Specify Disk Group Name and Physical Disk

Use this dialog to specify the name and disk physical disk of the new disk group.

Important: If your  contains mixed , you can choose only the  for a single disk physical disk type to create the new disk group.

1

Select a name for the disk group.

Choose a unique, meaningful name that helps you identify the disk group. A meaningful name describes the virtual disks that will be stored on the disk group.

Note:

  • A disk group name can consist of letters, numbers, and the special characters underscore(_) and dash (-). If you choose any other characters, an error message appears. You are prompted to choose another name.
  • The limit is 30 characters.
  • If you choose a disk group name that duplicates that of another disk group, an error message appears. Uou are prompted to choose another name.
  • Any leading and trailing spaces in the name are deleted.

2

Select a method for defining which available disk physical disks to use in the disk group, and perform the applicable action.

The Automatic method is the default selection. If you selected one or more unassigned disk physical disks in the Physical View, the Manual method is the default selection.

Note: Only experts who understand disk physical disk  and optimal disk physical disk configurations should use the Manual method. It is recommended that you select the Automatic method.

3

Click Next.

Related Topics

Create Disk Group Wizard: Specify RAID Level and Capacity

Using the Create Disk Group Wizard

Creating Virtual Disks and Disk Groups