Users Guide

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Related concepts
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Common Storage Tasks
This section provides information on commonly performed storage tasks:
• Create and configure virtual disks (RAID configuration). For more information, see:
• Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard — This topic provides information on using the Express Wizard to create a virtual disk. Using
the Express Wizard is the quickest method for creating a virtual disk. The Express Wizard is appropriate for novice users.
• Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard — This topic provides information on using the Advanced Wizard to create a virtual disk.
The Advanced Wizard requires a good knowledge of RAID levels and hardware and is appropriate for advanced users.
• Virtual Disks — This topic provides detailed information regarding the virtual disk management. This information includes
controller-specific considerations that affect virtual disk creation and management.
• Assign a hot spare to the virtual disk — When a virtual disk uses a RAID level, you can assign a hot spare (backup physical disk) to
rebuild data if a physical disk in the virtual disk fails.
• Protecting Your Virtual Disk With A Hot Spare — This topic provides information on hot spares and controller-specific information.
• Perform a Check Consistency — The Maintaining The Integrity Of Redundant Virtual Disks task verifies the accuracy of the redundant
data on a virtual disk.
• Reconfigure a Virtual Disk — To expand the capacity of a virtual disk you can add physical disks to the virtual disk. You can also
change the RAID levels. For more information, see Virtual Disk Task: Reconfigure (Step 1 of 3).
Getting Started
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