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222 Virtual Disks
takes additional time, because the drive(s) need
to spun up.
The message displays the ID(s) of the spun down drive(s).
Click Go Back To Previous Page to return to Create Virtual Disk Express
Wizard page, if you want to change your selections.
Click Exit Wizard to cancel the virtual disk creation.
Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features .
The Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard allows you to specify the read,
write, and cache policy, and parmeters such as RAID level, Bus protocol,
Media Type, and Encrypted Disk for the virtual disk. You can also select the
physical disks and the controller connector. You must have a good knowledge
of RAID levels and hardware, to use the Advanced Wizard. If you want the
wizard to choose a recommended virtual disk configuration for you, select the
Express Wizard option. For more information, see
Create Virtual Disk Express
Wizard
.
Before creating a virtual disk, you should be familiar with the information in
Considerations Before Creating Virtual Disks and Choosing RAID Levels and
Concatenation
.
To create a virtual disk using the Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard:
1
On the left-hand side of the Server Administrator page, expand Storage 
PERC controller  Virtual Disks .
The
Virtual Disk(s) on Controller <Controller Name> page is displayed.
2 Click Go to the Create Virtual Disk Wizard .
The
Create Virtual Disk Wizard (Step 1) <Controller Name> page is
displayed.
3 Select the Advanced Wizard option.
4 To ensure only encrypted physical disks are used to create the virtual disk,
select
Yes from the Create Encrypted Virtual Disk drop-down list.
The RAID levels are available for selection based on the number of
encrypted physical disks.