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create vdisk, Table 3-1

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create vdisk Description Creates a virtual disk using the specified RAID level, disk drives, and optional vdisk spares. All disks used in a virtual disk and its spares must be either SAS or SATA; mixing disk types is not supported. The following table specifies the number of disks supported for each virtual disk type, as determined by its RAID level. Table 3-1 Number of Disk Drives Required for Each RAID Level RAID Level Minimum-Maximum Number of Disk Drives NRAID (non-RAID) 1 0 2-16 1 2 3 3-16 5 3-16 6 4-16 10 4-16 50 6-32 Input create vdisk level nraid|raid0|r0|raid1|r1|raid3|r3|raid5|r5 |raid6|r6|raid10|r10|raid50|r50 disks disks [assigned-to a|b|auto] [spare disks] [chunk-size 16k|32k|64k] [mode online|offline] name Parameter Description level nraid|raid0|r0| raid1|r1|raid3|r3|raid5 |r5|raid6|r6|raid10|r10 |raid50|r50 Specifies the RAID level. disks disks Specifies a range or list of disk-drive IDs. RAID 10 requires a minimum of two RAID-1 sub-vdisks each having two drives. RAID 50 requires a minimum of two RAID-5 sub-vdisks each having three drives. For the syntax to use, see "Disk Drive Syntax" on page 25. Chapter 3 Command Descriptions 65

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Chapter 3
Command Descriptions
65
create vdisk
Description
Creates a virtual disk using the specified RAID level, disk drives, and optional
vdisk spares. All disks used in a virtual disk and its spares must be either SAS or
SATA; mixing disk types is not supported. The following table specifies the number
of disks supported for each virtual disk type, as determined by its RAID level.
Input
Table 3-1
Number of Disk Drives Required for Each RAID Level
RAID Level
Minimum–Maximum Number of Disk Drives
NRAID (non-RAID)
1
0
2–16
1
2
3
3–16
5
3–16
6
4-16
10
4–16
50
6–32
create vdisk level nraid|raid0|r0|raid1|r1|raid3|r3|raid5|r5
|raid6|r6|raid10|r10|raid50|r50 disks
disks
[assigned-to a|b|auto] [spare
disks
] [chunk-size 16k|32k|64k]
[mode online|offline]
name
Parameter
Description
level nraid|raid0|r0|
raid1|r1|raid3|r3|raid5
|r5|raid6|r6|raid10|r10
|raid50|r50
Specifies the RAID level.
disks
disks
Specifies a range or list of disk-drive IDs.
RAID 10 requires a minimum of two RAID-1
sub-vdisks each having two drives. RAID 50
requires a minimum of two RAID-5 sub-vdisks
each having three drives. For the syntax to use,
see “Disk Drive Syntax” on page 25.