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13 Creating RAID Using Lifecycle Controller
Figure 9 Step 3 of RAID Configuration – HDD Selection
Step 4: Select Virtual Disk name and attributes
This page gives options to select the name and size of a virtual disk.
1. In the Virtual Disk Name box, type the name of the virtual disk.
2. In the Size box, type the size of the virtual disk.
3. Select the relevant option from the Read policy and Write policy drop-down menu.
4. To assign a hot-spare disk, select the Assign a Hot Spare Disk if available option. From the Hot
Spare Disk drop-down menu, select the available hot-spare HDD to be assigned. This option is
enbled only when there are additional HDDs on the server that can be used as hot-spares.
5. To secure the virtual disk using key encryption feature, select the the Secure Virtual Disk option.
This feature is supported only on ecryption-capable HDDs.
For more information about Key encryption feature, see the “Key Encryption in Lifecycle Controller” white
paper available at delltechcenter.com/lc.