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NOTE: If you create a virtual disk on Windows PE, reboot the system.
Table 15. Creating Virtual Disks
Mandatory
Options and
Arguments
Optional
Parameters
Valid Parameters
Arguments
Description
-ctrl -ac=cvd -
c=id -ad=
ch:targ,ch:tar
g
,
... [or
ch:targ:encl,.
..]
or
controller
action=
createvdisk
controllerid=
id adisk=
channel:target
: lun,...
channel:target
: lun,...
[or
channel:target
:
enclosure,...]
NA NA
Creates a virtual disk comprising the
properties supplied. This option
combination is mandatory.
NOTE: Create a bootable virtual
disk only from the disk drives of slot
0-3 of the system.
For SCSI controllers, the value of LUN
should always be 0.
For SAS controllers, the value of
enclosure can be non-zero, in which
case you must specify values for
channel, target, and enclosure.
Example:
A:>raidcfg -ctrl -ac=cvd
-c=2
-ad=1:4,1:8 -r=1 -ssz=32
-cp=d -rp=nra
-wp=wt -fd=1:1
RAIDCFG Command successful!
-cp or
cachepolicy
d or e
Valid arguments for disk cache policy
are:
• d — Disable
• e — Enable
The -cp option is optional and can be
added to the command line in any order
after the mandatory option
combination.
-fd or
failoverdrive
ch:targ, ch:targ, ...
or ch:targ:lun,... or
ch:targ:enc
channel:target, or
channel:target:l
un, or
channel:target:
enclosure
Sets the failover drive for the virtual disk.
The -fd option is optional and can be
added to the command line in any order
after the mandatory option
combination.
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