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Enter a Virtual Disk Name for the virtual disk.
3.
Select a Data Storage from the drop-down list.
4.
Enter required Size.
5.
Optionally, configure the following:
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Stripe Size (KB): The options are 4KB, 8KB, 16KB, 32KB, and 64KB. The default value is 64KB.
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Block Size (Bytes): The options are 512 to 65536. The default value is 512 bytes.
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Cache Mode: The options are Write-through Cache and Write-back Cache. The default value is
Write-back Cache.
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Priority: The options are High, Medium and Low Priority. The default value is High priority.
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Bg Rate: Background task priority. The higher number the background priority of a virtual disk
has, the more background I/O will be scheduled to execute. The options are 0 to 4. The default
value is 4.
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Read-Ahead: The system will discern what data will be needed next based on what was just
retrieved form disk and then preload this data into the disks buffer. This feature will improve
performance when the data being retrieved is sequential. The default value is Enabled.
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AV-Media Mode: Optimize for video editing. The default value is Disabled.
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Erase: This option is available when the RAID group is not thin provisioning. This option will
wipe out old data in virtual disk to prevent that OS recognizes the old partition. The options are
Do Not Erase, erase First 1GB or Full Disk. The default value is Do Not Erase.
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Space Reclaim: This option is available when the RAID group is thin provisioning. There are
Enabled or Disabled. The default value is Enabled.
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Fast Rebuild: This option is available when the RAID group is not RAID 0. There are Enabled or
Disabled. The default value is Disabled.
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Disk Type: Select type for normal or backup usage. The options are RAID (for general usage)
and Backup Target (for Clone or). The default value is RAID.
6.
Click OK button to create the virtual disk.
TIP:
In the iS316, the maximum number of virtual disks in a RAID group is 96. The maximum
host number per virtual disk is 16. The maximum host number per controller is 64. The
maximum virtual disk number in a system is 2048. The max virtual disk number for
snapshot is 16.
CAUTION:
If shutdown or reboot of the system occurs when creating a virtual disk, the erase
process will stop.
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