Dell Chassis Management Controller Version 3.10 for Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX User's Guide

By default, CMC creates virtual disks without initializing them. However, you can choose the fast-initialization option for virtual disks that are created without initialization. The fast-initialization process clears the first and last 8 MB of the virtual disk, deleting all boot records or partition information. You must have the Chassis Configuration Administrator privilege to perform fast-initialization.

1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview > Storage > Virtual Disks > Create .
2. On the Create Virtual Disk page, from the RAID Level section, select the RAID level.
3. From the Select Physical Disks section, select the number of physical disk drives based on the RAID level selected.
4. In the Configure Settings section, type appropriate data, select the Initialize and Encrypt Virtual Disk options, and then click Create Virtual Disk. CMC provides a new option, initialization, while creating virtual disks. This option allows you to create a virtual disk without fast initialization. By default, the virtual disk is created with fast initialization.

   The Initialize option allows you to create virtual disks without initialization. This option overrides the default behavior where a fast initialization process starts when a virtual disk is created.

   The Encrypt Virtual Disk option allows you to create secure virtual disks on Self-Encryption Drives (SEDs).

   • NOTE: The Encrypt Virtual Disk option is enabled only if the encryption key is configured for the specific controller, on the Controller Settings page.