Users Guide
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.
Modifying Virtual Disk Properties Using CMC Web
Interface
To modify the virtual disk properties:
1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Storage → Virtual Disks → Manage.
2. On the Manage Virtual Disks page, from the Virtual Disk Actions drop-down menu, select one of
the following actions, and then click
Apply.
• Rename
• Delete
NOTE: If you select Delete, the following message is shown indicating that deleting a virtual
disk will permanently delete data available in that virtual disk.
Deleting the virtual disk removes the virtual disk from the
controller's configuration. Initializing the virtual disk permanently
erases data from the virtual disk.
NOTE: If you select Delete, the following message is shown indicating that deleting a virtual
disk will permanently delete data available in that virtual disk.
Deleting the virtual disk removes the virtual disk from the
controller's configuration. Initializing the virtual disk permanently
erases data from the virtual disk.
• Edit Policy: Read Cache
• Edit Policy: Write Cache
• Edit Policy: Disk Cache
• Initialize: Fast
• Initialize: Full
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