Glossary
For more information on Bus Protocol and Media Type, see Virtual Disk Properties And Tasks.
10. Click Continue.
The Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard (Step 2 of 3) — <Controller Name> page is displayed with
the connectors and physical disks available.
Related Links
Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard
Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard (Step 2)
Depending on the RAID level you selected in the Create Virtual Disk Wizard (Step 1) <Controller Name>
page, the Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard (Step 2 of 3) - <Controller Name> page displays the disks
and connectors (channels or ports) available for configuring the virtual disk.
NOTE: If you are creating an encrypted virtual disk, only the encrypted physical disks are displayed.
Else, both encrypted and unencrypted physical disks are displayed.
The following is an example of what might be displayed:
Connector 0
The Connector section of the page displays the connectors on the controller and the disks attached to
each connector. Select the disks you want to include in the virtual disk. In this example, the controller has
a single connector with five disks.
• Physical disk 0:0
• Physical disk 0:1
• Physical disk 0:2
• Physical disk 0:3
• Physical disk 0:4
Physical Disks Selected
The Physical Disks Selected section of the page displays the disks you have chosen. In this example, two
disks are selected.
• Physical disk 0:0
• Physical disk 0:1
Each RAID level has specific requirements for the number of disks that must be selected. RAID 10, RAID
50, and RAID 60 also have requirements for the number of disks that must be included in each stripe or
span.
If the controller is a SAS controller with firmware versions 6.1 and later and you selected RAID 10, RAID
50, and RAID 60, the user interface displays the following:
• All Disks — Enables you to select all the physical disks in all the enclosures.
• Enclosure — Enables you to select all physical disks in the enclosure.
NOTE: The All Disks and Enclosure options enable you to edit spans after selecting the physical
disks that comprise them. You can remove a span and specify a span again with different physical
disks before proceeding.
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