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Creating a Virtual Disk, Snapshots Premium Feature, Disk Group, I/O Settings, Commands

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Creating a Virtual Disk After a new disk group was created, you can create new virtual disks from the free capacity in the disk group. To create a new virtual disk, perform these steps: 1 Click Create Virtual Disk. The Create Virtual Disk wizard appears. Figure 33. Create Virtual Disk Dialog 2 In the Name text box, enter the virtual disk name. 3 From the Disk Group drop-down list, select the disk group to use for the new virtual disk. 4 In the Size text box, enter the size of the new virtual disk and select the rate. 5 In the I/O Settings area, select the I/O characteristics of the virtual disk. 6 Click OK to create the virtual disk. Snapshots Premium Feature When the Snapshots premium feature is enabled on the storage array, these additional options are available in the Commands area: • Create Snapshot - Creates a new snapshot of a base virtual disk. • Disable Snapshot - Disables the snapshot of a base virtual disk. • Recreate Snapshot - Recreates a disabled snapshot. • Delete - Deletes a snapshot of a virtual disk. Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in | 44

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Creating a Virtual Disk
After a new disk group was created, you can create new virtual disks from the free capacity in the disk group.
To create a new virtual disk, perform these steps:
1
Click
Create Virtual Disk
.
The Create Virtual Disk wizard appears.
Figure 33.
Create Virtual Disk Dialog
2
In the
Name
text box, enter the virtual disk name.
3
From the
Disk Group
drop-down list, select the disk group to use for the new virtual disk.
4
In the
Size
text box, enter the size of the new virtual disk and select the rate.
5
In the
I/O Settings
area, select the I/O characteristics of the virtual disk.
6
Click
OK
to create the virtual disk.
Snapshots Premium Feature
When the Snapshots premium feature is enabled on the storage array, these additional options are available in
the
Commands
area:
•
Create Snapshot
– Creates a new snapshot of a base virtual disk.
•
Disable Snapshot
– Disables the snapshot of a base virtual disk.
•
Recreate Snapshot
– Recreates a disabled snapshot.
•
Delete
– Deletes a snapshot of a virtual disk.