Creating VDisks

You can create virtual disks (VDisks) using the Create Virtual Disks wizard.

If the VDisk that you are planning to create use disk extents on a solid-state drive (SSD) that is located on a SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 node, the data stored on the VDisk is not protected against SSD failures or node failures. To avoid data loss, add a VDisk copy that maps to the SSD on another SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 node.

This task assumes that you have already launched the SAN Volume Controller Console.

Complete the following steps to create VDisks:
  1. Click Work with Virtual Disks > Virtual Disks in the portfolio. The Viewing Virtual Disks panel is displayed.
  2. Select Create VDisks from the task list and click Go. The Create Virtual Disks wizard begins. This wizard allows you to create mirrored VDisks and space-efficient VDisks.
  3. Complete the Create Virtual Disks wizard.
Parent topic: Scenario: typical usage for the SAN Volume Controller Console
Parent topic: Virtual disks
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Scenario: typical usage for the SAN Volume Controller Console
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