Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 12 User’s Guide PERC H965i Adapter, PERC H965i Front, PERC H965i MX, and PERC H965e Adapter

Create profile based virtual disk

1. Enter the Dell PERC 12 Configuration Utility. See Navigating to the Dell PERC 12 configuration utility .
2. Click Main Menu > Configuration Management > Creating Profile Based Virtual Disk.
   The following list of RAID modes are displayed:

   • Generic RAID 0
   • Generic RAID 1
   • Generic RAID 5
   • Generic RAID 6
   • File Server
   • Web/Generic Server
   • Database

   Based on the RAID mode selected, one or more the physical disk selection criteria is displayed.

3. From the Physical Disk Selection Criteria drop-down menu, select a criterion based your requirement.
   The Profile Parameters of the selected option is displayed.

   NOTE: Based on the physical disk selection criteria, if enough disks are not available to satisfy the applicable RAID level, then the Physical Disk Selection Criteria option is grayed out.

   NOTE:Before using drives for profile based VD creation, ensure that the drives are securely erased. When selecting a drive, ensure that you do not mix:

   • HDDs and SSDs.
   • NVMe, SAS, and SATA types.
   • Drives that support only Physical Region Page (PRP) and that support both PRP and Scatter Gather List (SGL).
   • 512b and 4K block-size drives.
   • Drives of different link speeds such as 3G, 6G, 12G, and 24G, or 2.5GT, 5.0GT, 8.0GT, 16.0GT, or 32.0GT.
   • Drives of SED and non-SED types.
   • SEDs are not secured.
   • Drives of single and multiple LUN types.
4. Click Create Virtual Disk.
5. Select Confirm and click Yes to continue.
   The virtual disk is created with the parameters of the profile selected.