Users Guide

For more information about using RACADM commands, see the Chassis Management Controller for
PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.
Recovering Physical Disks
To recover a physical disks:
1. In the CMC Web Interface, go to Chassis Overview → Storage → Physical Disks → Setup.
2. On the Setup page, under Recover Physical Disks section, select the physical disk that must be
recovered and from the drop-down menu, appropriately select Rebuild Drive, Cancel Rebuild, or
Force Online, and then click Apply.
Viewing Virtual Disk Properties Using CMC Web Interface
Make sure that the virtual disks are created.
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.
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