Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 11 User’s Guide PERC H755, H750, H355, and H350 Controller Series

Create virtual disks

1. Enter the Dell PERC 11 Configuration Utility. See, Navigate to Dell PERC 11 configuration utility.
2. Click Main Menu > Configuration Management > Create Virtual Disk.
   The following list of options are displayed for you to define the virtual disk parameters:

   Table 1. Create virtual disksCreate virtual disks

   Option	Description
   Create Virtual Disk	Allows you to create virtual disk selecting the RAID level, physical disks, and virtual disk parameters
   Select RAID level	Allows you to choose the RAID level of your choice
   Secure Virtual Disk	If you want to create a secured virtual disk, select Secure Virtual Disk. NOTE:The Secure Virtual Disk option is enabled by default, only if the security key has been configured. Only SED physical disks are listed.
   Select Physical Disks From	Allows you to select one of the physical disk capacities: Unconfigured Capacity: creates a virtual disk on unconfigured physical disks. Free Capacity: utilizes unused physical disk capacity that is already part of a disk group.
   Select Physical Disks	If you want to select the physical disks from which the virtual disks are being created, click Select Physical Disks. This option is displayed if you select Unconfigured Capacity as your physical disk capacity.
   Select Disk Groups	If you want to select the disk groups from which the virtual disks are being created, click Select Disk Group. This option is displayed if you select Free Capacity as your physical disk capacity.
   Configure Virtual Disk Parameters	Allows you to set the virtual disk parameters when creating the virtual disk. For more information, see Configuring virtual disk parameters.

3. Click Create Virtual Disk.
   The virtual disk is created successfully.

   NOTE:Ensure that you restart the system after creating a new Non-RAID or Virtual Disk on drives that previously had boot partitions.