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3
Select
Manual
on the
Create Virtual Disks – Physical Disk Selection
Choices
page, then click
Next
.
4
Select the RAID level for the new disk group.
5
To select one physical disk to add to the disk group, click the disk of your
choice in the
Unselected physical disks
list.
To select more than one physical disk to add to the disk group, press
<Ctrl>
while clicking the disks of your choice in the
Unselected physical
disks
list.
NOTE: When adding more than one physical disk to a disk group, it is
recommended to use disks with the same capacity. You can choose to use
disks of differing capacities; however, the overall capacity of the disk group
will be based on the smallest capacity physical disk. This means that
additional capacity on larger physical disks will not be available for use.
6
Click
Add
to add the disk(s) you selected in step 5 to the
Selected physical
disks
list.
7
Click
Calculate Capacity
beneath the list of selected disks to see the
capacity of the disk group you are creating.
8
To add or remove capacity for the proposed disk group, highlight disks in
either list and click
Add
or
Remove
.
9
When you are satisfied with the size of the disk group, click
Next
at the
bottom of the page.
10
Specify the size of the first virtual disk to be created in the new disk group
in the
New virtual disk capacity
box.
11
Enter a name for the virtual disk in the
Name
text box.
12
Specify the type of files that will be stored on the virtual disk. MD Storage
Manager will optimize the virtual disk based on your selection. Your
choices include:
– File system (typical)
– Database
– Multimedia
13
When you are satisfied with the parameters of the virtual disk, click
Next
.