Users Guide

Options Description
External Virtual Disk. There are 4 settings under Add Internal Virtual
Disks, Add External Virtual Disk:
Virtual Disk: Lists the ID number of the virtual disk.
NOTE: The operating system is installed on the first virtual
disk. Also, you cannot set the first disk to non-RAID mode.
RAID Level: Select RAID level from the drop-down menu.
NOTE: You can also set specific disk to non-RAID mode by
selecting Non-RAID level from the RAID Level drop-down
menu.
# of Disks: Select number of disks according to the selected RAID
level. You may specify "Minimum" or "Exactly" to determine
whether ASM should create the virtual disk with the exact
number of drives or use as many drives as available.
NOTE: If the number of selected disks is not correct for
the chosen RAID level, template validation does not allow
you to proceed further.
Disk Type: Select disk type from the drop-down menu. You can
select Any Available, First Disks, Last/Rear Disks, Require HDD,
and Require SSD to specify the type of drives to be selected for
the virtual disk. A virtual disk cannot be created with a mix of SSD
and HDD.
There is a feature, Enable Global Hotspares. This option is available
for both Add Internal Virtual Disk and Add External Virtual Disk. By
using this feature, you can specify number of hot spares you want to
set for disk.
NOTE: ASM supports MD1400 and manages MD1400DAS
through second RAID Controller. ASM provides the ability to
configure a second RAID controller to support the MD 1400
external storage array. To support this, you must have a
second PERC device in your system. It is recommended to
use the PERC H830 storage controller with the MD 1400.
Server Pool
Specifies the pool from which servers are selected for the
deployment.
BIOS Settings
NOTE: This setting is applicable only for Server and Server (Hardware Only) components.
System Profile Select the system power and performance profile for the server.
User Accessible USB Ports Enables or disables the user accessible USB ports.
Number of Cores per Processor Specifies the number of enabled cores per processor.
Virtualization Technology If this is enabled, the additional hardware capabilities provided by
virtualization technology are enabled.
Logical Processor Each processor core supports up to two logical processors. If enabled,
the BIOS reports all logical processors. If disabled, the BIOS reports
only one logical processor per core.
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