Upgrade Mirror Repository Virtual Disks: Create Disk Group

Use this dialog to specify a new in which the will reside and to specify the level of the disk group that will meet the requirements for data storage on the mirror repository virtual disk and protection.

Select the RAID level that meets your requirements for data storage on the mirror repository virtual disk and protection. RAID level choices include , , , and . You cannot select , which does not have .

Note: The RAID level settings for the disk groups where the mirror repository virtual disks reside do not have to be the same as the RAID level settings for the disk groups that contain the or .

Select a method for defining which available disk physical disks to use in the disk group, and perform the applicable action as described in the table. The Automatic method is the default selection.

Method

Description and Action

Automatic

Select from a list of disk group capacity choices that are selected by the storage management software. A table shows the disk group capacities and how many disk physical disks comprise the disk group.

Note: Your choice of RAID level affects the capacities of the listed disk groups.

Action: Select one disk group, and click Next.

The Upgrade Mirror Repository Virtual Disks: Preview dialog appears.

Manual

Important: Only experts who understand disk physical disk redundancy and optimal disk physical disk configurations should use this option. Limits exist as to how much disk physical disk space capacity you can have in a single disk group. These limits vary according to your

. Refer to the Storage System Product Release Notes for specific limits.

Select which specific disk physical disks will comprise the disk group. A table shows disk physical disk location information and individual disk physical disk capacities.

Note: Your choice of RAID level affects the resulting capacity of the disk group.

Action:

Important: RAID 1/10 requires an even number of disk physical disks, and RAID 3 and RAID 5 require a minimum of three disk physical disks. RAID 6 requires a minimum of five disk physical disks. If you do not select the appropriate number of disk physical disks for the chosen RAID level, an error message appears. Change your disk physical disk selections, and click Apply again.

a	Select a disk physical disk, or select multiple disk physical disks to include in the disk group, and click Add.
b	Click Next.

Upgrade Mirror Repository Virtual Disks: Create Disk Group

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