Dell 341-7212 User Guide - Page 29

4 Choose whether you want to use existing disk groups (arrays) in the new virtual disk. The options are: • Use Existing Arrays Only • Don't Use Existing Arrays • Use Existing and New Arrays The first and third options are disabled if there are no available existing disk groups (arrays). 5 Select the maximum number of virtual disks you want to create. The maximum number of virtual disks supported is 64. The Configuration Wizard might not be able to create as many virtual disks as you want, depending on the current configuration and the number of virtual disks that have already been created. 6 Click Next to continue to the next window. 7 Change the default virtual disk parameters in this window, if needed. In the right panel, you can specify the number of virtual disks to create. You can also choose to use less than the full capacity of this array for the virtual disk(s). (You could do this in order to leave capacity available for other virtual disks that you create later.) In the lower right panel, you can change the virtual disk parameters, such as the stripe size, read policy, and write policy. To learn about the Stripe Size and other virtual disk parameters, see Understanding Virtual Disk Parameters. 8 Click Next to continue to the next window. 9 Check the configuration that you have just defined. If it is acceptable, click Finish. If you want to change a setting for all of the virtual disks, click Back to return to the previous windows. If you want to change a setting for specific virtual disks, perform the following steps: a Select a virtual disk in the New Virtual Disks panel. The Reclaim button becomes available. b Click Reclaim. A warning states that this will delete the newly created virtual disk. c Click Yes to accept. The array displays in the top left panel under the heading Arrays. d If desired, reclaim the second virtual disk. Configuration 29