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Figure 11. 8 Create Logical Disk Interface
7. Edit the name of the logical disk, set the capacity for the logical disk and select the initialization type for the
logical disk.
Notes:
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The remaining capacity of the array displays as a logical disk of which the status is Not Distributed .
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It is recommended to create one logical disk of an array.
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At least 100GB capacity must be configured for each logical disk.
There are three initialization types, including Background, Foreground and Quick.
Quick (Not Recommended): The fast initialization usually takes a short time and only initializes part of the
data of the logical disk, and cannot detect the bad sector.
Foreground (Recommended): By using foreground initialization, the logical disk will be initialized totally
and the bad sector of the hard disks can be detected and repaired. The logical disk can be used only after the
initialization is complete.
Background: The background initialization can synchronize the disks, and detect and repair the bad sector
of the disks. During the background initialization, the logical disk is allowed to be used. You can set the
speed of background initialization in the RAID adapter interface by clicking the RAID Adapter tab.
8. Click Create button to create the logical or click Cancel button to return to Array Settings interface.
9. Click Logical Disk tab to enter the Logical Disk interface. The successfully created logical disk will be listed
on the interface.
Figure 11. 9 Logical Disk Interface
10. Enter the HDD Management interface (Device Management> Remote Configuration> HDD) and the logical