Server Administrator Storage Management 8.3 User’s Guide

Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard (Step 2)

1. In the Name field, type a name for the virtual disk.
   The virtual disk name can contain only alphanumeric characters, spaces, dashes, and underscores. The maximum length depends on the controller. In most cases, the maximum length is 15 characters. The name cannot start with a space or end with a space.

   NOTE: It is recommended that you specify a unique name for each virtual disk. If you have virtual disks with the same name, it is hard to differentiate the generated alerts.

   NOTE: If a physical disk is receiving a SMART alert, it cannot be used in a virtual disk. For more information on SMART alerts, see Monitoring Disk Reliability On RAID Controllers.

2. In the Size field, type the size of the virtual disk.
   The virtual disk size must be within the minimum and maximum values displayed near the Size field. For information on how the maximum virtual disk size is calculated, see Calculation For Maximum Virtual Disk Size.

   In some cases, the virtual disk is slightly larger than the size you specify. The Create Virtual Disk Wizard adjusts the size of the virtual disk to avoid rendering a portion of the physical disk space unusable.

3. Click Finish to complete the virtual disk creation.
   For PERC H700 and PERC H800 controllers, if any of the drives you selected is in the spun down state, the following message is displayed:

   The below listed physical drive(s) are in the Spun Down state. Executing this task on these drive(s) takes additional time, because the drive(s) need to spun up.

   The message displays the ID(s) of the spun down drive(s).

   Click Go Back To Previous Page to return to Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard page, if you want to change your selections.

   Click Exit Wizard to cancel the virtual disk creation.