Figure 42. Create Virtual Drive Dialog Box - Intel MFSYS25 User Manual

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Virtual drives can be quickly reassigned to different servers with a couple of mouse
clicks in the Intel
storage pool.
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Virtual drives in a single storage pool can be set to any RAID level that is supported
by the selected storage pool.
The steps to create a virtual drive are as follows:
1. Select the existing storage pool, which will contain the virtual drive.
2. Select Create Virtual Drive from the storage pool action menu. The following dialog
box will be displayed.
3. Enter a name for the virtual drive.
4. Select the RAID level for the virtual drive from the drop-down box. The options
available in the drop-down box are determined by the number of drives in the selected
storage pool.
5. Enter the size for the virtual drive. Depending on the RAID level selected, the
maximum size displayed may change (i.e., if mirroring is selected).
6. Select Wipe Master Boot Record (MBR) if an operating system will be installed on
this virtual drive. This will ensure a fresh volume for partitioning.
7. Controller Affinity is available for selection if two Intel® Storage Controllers are
installed in the system. This option determines the preferred storage controller to
handle requests for the new virtual drive. By default, this option is set to "any" but can
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Figure 42. Create Virtual Drive Dialog Box

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