Create Virtual Drive; Creating A Virtual Drive Using Simple Configuration - Intel AFCSASRISER User Manual

Create Virtual Drive

Use the Create Virtual Drive to create disk groups and virtual disks. The Create Virtual Drive
can create simple configurations automatically. For more complex configurations, the Create
Virtual Drive allows you to customize the configuration parameters according to your needs.
The Modify Drive Group allows you to easily change RAID levels, or to expand or reduce the
capacity of existing virtual drives.
Note: Unless you are logged on to a system with Administrator privileges, you cannot create or modify a
storage configuration.

Creating a Virtual Drive Using Simple Configuration

Simple configuration is the quickest and easiest way to create a new storage configuration.
When you select simple configuration mode, the system creates the best configuration possible
using the available drives
Note: You cannot created spanned drives using the simple configuration procedure. To create spanned
drives, use the advanced configuration procedure described in
Advanced Configuration" on page 107
Follow these steps to create a new storage configuration in simple configuration mode.
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Intel RAID Software User's Guide
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"Removing a Drive or Changing the RAID Level of a Virtual Disk" on page 121
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"A Reconstruct operation begins on the virtual disk. You can monitor the progress of the
reconstruction in the Group Show Progress window. Select Manage -> Show Progress."
on page 122
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"Changing Virtual Disk Properties" on page 122
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"Deleting a Virtual Disk" on page 123
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"Managing Configurations" on page 124
1. Perform either of the following steps:
— Right click on the controller node in the device tree in the left frame of the Intel
RAID Web Console 2 window and select Create Virtual Drive
— Select the controller node and select Go To -> Controller -> Create Virtual Drive in
the menu bar, as shown in
"Creating a Virtual Drive Using
Figure 48
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