Creating A Virtual Drive Using Advanced Configuration - Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 User Manual

12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
March 2014
9.1.5

Creating a Virtual Drive Using Advanced Configuration

The advanced configuration procedure provides an easy way to create a new storage configuration. Advanced
configuration gives you greater flexibility than simple configuration because you can select the drives and the virtual
drive parameters when you create a virtual drive. In addition, you can use the advanced configuration procedure to
create spanned drive groups.
Follow these steps to create a new storage configuration in the advanced configuration mode. This example shows
the configuration of a spanned drive group.
1. Perform either of the following steps to bring up the Configuration wizard:
Right-click the controller node in the device tree in the left frame of the MegaRAID Storage Manager
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window, and select Create Virtual Drive.
Select the controller node, and select Go To > Controller > Create Virtual Drive in the menu bar.
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The dialog for the choosing the configuration mode (simple or advanced) appears, as shown in the following
figure.
Figure 157 Create Virtual Drive - Choose mode Dialog
2. Select the Advanced radio button, and click Next.
The Create Drive Group Settings window appears, as shown in the following figure.
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Chapter 9: Configuration
Creating a New Configuration