Viewing properties of unconfigured virtual disks on a storage array

You can view the properties of an unconfigured virtual disk on a storage array.

Note:

Backup Exec cannot use a virtual disk as a destination device for jobs until you configure it.

To view properties of unconfigured virtual disks on a storage array

  1. On the navigation bar, click Devices.

  2. Expand the Storage Arrays icon, and then select an unconfigured virtual disk.

  3. In the task pane, under General Tasks, click Properties.

  4. On the Virtual Disk (Unconfigured) Properties dialog box, view the following information:

    Name

    Displays the name of the unconfigured virtual disk. You can edit this field to rename the device. Names cannot exceed 128 characters.

    The default name is VIRTDISK x, where x is a number that increments each time that you create a virtual disk.

    Hardware name

    If you use a vendor tool to create the virtual disk, the name that you assign to it in the vendor tool appears.

    Hardware status

    Values for the hardware status are as follows:

    • OK

      The unconfigured virtual disk is online.

    • Offline

      The unconfigured virtual disk is offline.

    • Failed

      The unconfigured virtual disk has failed.

    Hardware health

    Values for the hardware health are as follows:

    • OK

      The unconfigured virtual disk is online.

    • Warning

      The unconfigured virtual disk may fail or produce errors, but it is currently operational.

    • Critical

      The unconfigured virtual disk has failed.

    • Unspecified

      The unconfigured virtual disk is in the process of configuration.

    Disk classification

    The type of disk group that the unconfigured virtual disk is on.

    Disk classifications are as follows:

    • Stripe with parity (RAID 5)

    • Simple (RAID 0)

    Backup Exec creates only physical disk groups with a disk classification of Stripe with parity (RAID 5). If another disk classification appears, the disk group was created with a tool other than the Storage Provisioning Option

More Information

Configuring a virtual disk on a storage array