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Syncro CS 9286-8e Solution User Guide
March 2013
Chapter 3: Creating the Syncro CS 9286-8e Configuration
Creating Virtual Drives on the Controller Nodes
NOTE To create a VD that is visible only to the node that created it (such as
creating a boot volume for this cluster node), add the -exclusive
parameter to the command line.
— The -a0 parameter selects the first Syncro CS 9286-8e controller in the system.
For more information about the MegaCLI command line parameters, refer to the MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide.
3.3.3 Creating Shared or Exclusive VDs with MSM
Follow these steps to create VDs for data storage with MSM. When you create the VDs, you assign the Share Virtual
Drive property to them to make them visible from both controller nodes. This example assumes you are creating a
RAID 5 redundant VD. Modify the instructions as needed for other RAID levels.
NOTE Not all versions of MSM support HA-DAS. Check the release notes to
determine if your version of MSM supports HA-DAS. Also, see Section
5.1, Verifying HA-DAS Support in Tools and the OS Driver.
1. In the left panel of the MSM Logical pane, right-click the Syncro CS 9286-8e controller and select Create Virtual
Drive from the pop-up menu.
The Create Virtual Drive wizard appears.
2. Select the Advanced option and click Next.
3. In the next wizard screen, select RAID 5 as the RAID level, and select unconfigured drives for the VD, as shown in
the following figure.
Figure 20 Drive Group Settings
4. Click Add to add the VD to the drive group.
The selected drives appear in the Drive groups window on the right.
5. Click Create Drive Group. Then click Next to continue to the next window.
The Virtual Drive Settings window appears.
6. Enter a name for the VD.