Users Guide

Encrypting A Virtual Disk
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
The Encrypt Virtual Disk task encrypts an unencrypted virtual disk. This feature is only applicable to
controllers that:
• Are encryption capable (PERC H700, PERC H710 Adapter, PERC H710 Mini Blades, PERC H710 Mini
Monolithic, PERC H710P Adapter, PERC H710P Mini Blades, PERC H710P Mini Monolithic, PERC H800,
PERC H810 Adapter, PERC H730 Adapter, PERC H730 Mini Monolithic, PERC H730 Mini Blades, PERC
H730P Adapter, PERC H730P Mini Monolithic, PERC H730P Mini Blades, PERC H730P Slim, PERC
H830 Adapter, and PERC FD33xD/FD33xS)
• Have an Encryption Key
• Have Self Encryption Drives (SEDs) virtual disks
Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
The Create Virtual Disk Wizard allows you to select the wizard type and the RAID level. The Create
Virtual Disk Express Wizard calculates the appropriate virtual disk configuration based on the available
space and controller considerations. To make your own selections for the virtual disk configuration,
select the Advanced Wizard option.
Before creating a virtual disk, you should be familiar with the information in Considerations Before
Creating Virtual Disks. You may also want to review Choosing RAID Levels And Concatenation.
NOTE: This task is not supported on PERC hardware controllers running in HBA mode.
To create a virtual disk using the Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard:
1. On the left-hand side of the Server Administrator page, expand Storage .
2. Click on the <PERC Controller>.
3. Click on Virtual Disks.
The Virtual Disk(s) on Controller <Controller Name> page is displayed.
4. Click Go to the Create Virtual Disk Wizard.
The Create Virtual Disk Wizard (Step 1) <Controller Name> page is displayed.
5. Select the Express Wizard option and the RAID level from the drop-down list.
• Depending on the controller, Concatenated enables you to combine the storage capacity of
several disks or to create a virtual disk using a single physical disk. For more information about the
number of supported physical disks when using Concatenated, see Number Of Physical Disks Per
Virtual Disk. Concatenated does not provide data redundancy or affect the read/write
performance.
• Select RAID 0 for striping. This selection groups n disks together as a large virtual disk with a total
capacity of n disks. Data is alternately stored in the disks so that they are evenly distributed. Data
redundancy is not available in this mode. Read/write performance is enhanced.
• Select RAID 1 for mirroring disks. This selection groups two disks together as one virtual disk with
a capacity of one single disk. The data is replicated on both disks. When a disk fails, the virtual disk
continues to function. This feature provides data redundancy and good read performance, but
slightly slower write performance. The system must have at least two physical disks to use RAID 1.
• Select RAID 5 for striping with distributed parity. This selection groups n disks together as one
large virtual disk with a total capacity of (n-1) disks. When a disk fails, the virtual disk continues to
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