Dell PowerVault NX3500 Administrator's Manual page 47

Select Disk Group Create.
b
Alternatively, you can right-click the unassigned physical disks, and
select Create Disk Group from the pop-up menu.
– To create a secure disk group:
On the Physical tab, select one or more unassigned security capable
a
physical disks of the same physical disk type.
Select Disk Group Create.
b
Alternatively, you can right-click the unassigned security capable
physical disks, and select Create Disk Group from the pop-up menu.
The Introduction (Create Disk Group) window is displayed.
4 Click Next.
The Disk Group Name and Physical Disk Selection window is displayed.
5 Type a name for the disk group in Disk Group Name.
NOTE:
The disk group name should not exceed 30 characters.
6 Select the appropriate Physical Disk Selection choice; you can select:
For manual configuration, the Manual Physical Disk Selection window is
displayed.
Automatic, see step 7
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For automatic configuration, the RAID Level and Capacity window is
displayed.
Manual, see step 10
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7 Click Next.
8 Select the appropriate RAID level in Select RAID Level.
You can select RAID levels 1/10, 6, and 5. Depending on the RAID level
selection, the physical disks available for the selected RAID level are
displayed in the Select Capacity table.
9 In the Select Capacity table, select the relevant disk group capacity, and
click Finish.
Repeat the procedure for a minimum of two disk groups and then proceed
to "Creating Virtual Disks" on page 49.
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