Users Guide

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
By default, CMC creates virtual disks without initializing them. However, you can choose the fast-initialization option for
virtual disks that are created without initialization. The fast-initialization process clears the first and last 8 MB of the virtual
disk, deleting all boot records or partition information. You must have the Chassis Configuration Administrator privilege to
perform fast-initialization.
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, from the RAID Level section, select the RAID level.
3. From the Select Physical Disks section, select the number of physical disk drives based on the RAID level selected.
4. In the Configure Settings section, type appropriate data, select the Initialize and Encrypt Virtual Disk options, and then
click Create Virtual Disk.
CMC provides a new option, initialization, while creating virtual disks. This option allows you to create a virtual disk without
fast initialization. By default, the virtual disk is created with fast initialization.
The Initialize option allows you to create virtual disks without initialization. This option overrides the default behavior where
a fast initialization process starts when a virtual disk is created.
The Encrypt Virtual Disk option allows you to create secure virtual disks on Self-Encryption Drives (SEDs).
NOTE:
The Encrypt Virtual Disk option is enabled only if the encryption key is configured for the specific controller,
on the Controller Settings page.
Managing Encryption Keys
An encryption or security key, created on a controller, is used to lock or unlock access to secure virtual disks created on
SEDs. You can create only one encryption key for an encryption-capable controller. You can create encryption keys by entering
an encryption key identifier and passphrase, on the Controller Setup page. CMC also allows you to modify encryption key
passphrases and delete encryption keys.
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