Common Storage Tasks

This section provides information about commonly performed storage tasks:
  • Create and configure virtual disks (RAID configuration). For more information, see:
    • Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard—This topic provides information about using the Express Wizard to create a virtual disk. Using the Express Wizard is the quickest method for creating a virtual disk. The Express Wizard is appropriate for novice users.
    • Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard—This topic provides information about using the Advanced Wizard to create a virtual disk. The Advanced Wizard requires a good knowledge of RAID levels and hardware and is appropriate for advanced users.
    • Virtual Disks—This topic provides detailed information regarding the virtual disk management. This information includes controller-specific considerations that affect virtual disk creation and management.
  • Assign a hot spare to the virtual disk—When a virtual disk uses a RAID level, you can assign a hot spare (backup physical disk) to rebuild data if a physical disk in the virtual disk fails.