Creating a Storage Subsystem Logical Drive

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Logical Drives can be created from Unconfigured Capacity or Free Capacity nodes on the storage subsystem using the Create Logical Drive Wizard.

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Procedure

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There are different ways to start the Create Logical Drive Wizard:

To create a logical drive from free capacity on an array:

  • Select a Free Capacity node in the Logical View, then, select either the Logical Drive >> Create pull-down menu option, or Create Logical Drive from the right mouse pop-up menu.

To create a logical drive from unconfigured capacity on the storage subsystem:

  • Select either an Unconfigured Capacity node in the Logical View or Unassigned drives in the Physical View. (To select multiple drives, press CTRL and highlight the required drives.) Then, select the Array >> Create Logical Drive pull-down menu option, or Create Logical Drive from the right-mouse pop-up menu.

Result: The Create Logical Drive Wizard begins. For more information, see A Preview of the Create Logical Drive Wizard.

Important: The free capacity, unconfigured capacity, or unassigned drives you selected when you started the Wizard determine the default initial capacity selections in the Introduction screen and, if applicable, the Select Array Parameters screen. However, after the Wizard begins, you can change the kind of capacity you would like to use (free capacity or unconfigured capacity) by selecting a different Free Capacity node location for the logical drive, or by selecting different unassigned drives for the array.

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Follow the directions on each Wizard screen and press the Next button when ready to move to the next screen.

Note: Each Wizard screen has context-sensitive help. Press the Help button to receive help applicable for that particular screen.

A Preview of the Create Logical Drive Wizard

Using Free Capacity

Using Unconfigured Capacity

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