A is the logical entity that stores your data. You can create a single logical drive from , , or nodes. Select Logical Drive >> Create Logical Drive for each new logical drive that you want to create.
is a set of disk drives that the logically groups together to provide one or more logical drives to an application . When you create a logical drive from unconfigured capacity, you create an array and the logical drive at the same time. When you create a logical drive from free capacity, you are creating an additional logical drive on an already existing array. Larger capacity disk drives and the ability to distribute logical drives across controllers are now available, so creating more than one logical drive per array is a good way to make use of your storage capacity and to protect your data.
Keep these guidelines in mind when you create a logical drive by using the Create Logical Drive Wizard:
The Create Logical Drive Wizard lets you create one or more logical drives on the storage subsystem. Using the Create Logical Drive Wizard, you select the capacity that you want to allocate for the logical drive, either free capacity or unconfigured capacity. You can define basic and optional advanced logical drive parameters for the logical drive.