VMware ESXi 5.0 Installation and RWC2 Tips and Tricks White Paper

ESXi 5.0 Related RAID Operations
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Figure 5. Select Configuration
7. Choose one of the configuration methods displayed on the screen and click “Next” to
continue, here “Manual Configuration” method is chosen which will allow us to choose
RAID level and other appropriate parameters. Or you can choose “Automatic
Configuration”, and the console will automatically decide the RAID level and other
parameters according to the status of the physical disks during the configuration.
Figure 6. Select Configuration Method
8. Hold down the <Ctrl> key and click each drive you want to include in the array or the Drive
Groups. Click “Add To Array”. If you make a mistake and need to remove drives, click
“Reclaim”. And then click “Next”.