Add a log


Add a log
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This operation adds a log plex containing a log subdisk to a volume. For mirrored volumes, a dirty region log is added. For RAID-5 volumes, a RAID-5 log is added.

Note:

Logs are used only for mirrored volumes or RAID-5 volumes.

Note:

Dynamic disks belonging to a Microsoft Disk Management Disk Group do not support adding a log.

To add a log to a mirrored or RAID-5 volume

Right-click on the volume you want to add the log to.
Select Log>Add from the context menu.
The Add Log dialog box appears.
Choose either the default setting Auto assign destination disks or the option to manually assign the destination disks. Click OK to create the log.
Auto assign destination disks

This option adds one log to the selected volume.

Manually assign destination disks

You can create multiple logs with this option.

Click the Manually assign destination disks radio button.

Available disks appear in the left pane. To add destination disks for the logs, select them in the left pane and click the Add button. To add logs to all available disks, click the Add All button.

To remove destination disks, select them in the right pane and click the Remove button. To remove all of the destination disks, click the Remove All button.

Disable Track Alignment

This option disables track alignment for the logs being added.