Users Guide

To view the virtual disk properties:
1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Storage → Virtual Disks → Properties.
2. On the Properties page, under the Virtual Disks section, click the . You can also use the following filters to view
specific virtual disk properties:
– Under Basic Virtual Disks Filter section, from the Controller drop-down menut, select controller name, and then
click Apply.
– Click Advanced Filter, select the values for various attributes, and then click Apply.
Viewing Virtual Disk Properties Using RACADM
To view virtual disk properties using RACADM, run the command racadm raid get vdisks -o
For more information, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference
Guide .
Creating Virtual Disk Using CMC Web Interface
Make sure that the physical disk is installed in the chassis.
NOTE: Deleting a virtual disk removes the virtual disk from the controller's configuration.
To create a virtual disk:
1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Storage → Virtual Disks → Create.
2. On the Create Virtual Disk page, under the Settings section, type appropriate data, and from the Select Physical
Disks
section, select the number of physical disk drives on the basis of RAID level selected earlier, and then click
Create Virtual Disk.
Applying Virtual Adapter Access Policy To Virtual Disks
Make sure that physical disk drives are installed and the virtual disks are created.
To apply the virtual adapter access policy:
1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Storage → Virtual Disks → Assign.
2. On the Assign Virtual Disks page, under the Access Policy for Virtual Adapters section, from the Virtual Adapter
<number> drop-down menu, select Full Access to each physical disk drive.
3. Click Apply.
You can now assign virtual adapters to server slots. For more information, see the Assigning Virtual Adapters to Slots
section in this User's Guide.
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