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Managing Disk Drives and Partitions
Formatting a Disk Drive
Note: The Format command is only supported for SCSI
drives.
The Format command performs a low-level format on the specified
disk drive and makes a drive available for use in an array. The
Storage Manager Pro Format command differs from an operating
system (OS) format in that this command completely removes all
information and does not include any OS-specific information.
Below are some conditions when you might need to format a disk
drive:
■ The disk drive was previously used on a different (legacy
drives) controller.
■ The disk drive was previously used on a different OS.
■ The disk drive is corrupted and you suspect bad sectors on the
disk drive.
■ The disk drive is from an unknown source.
The Format command is only available for disk drives that are not
part of an array.
Caution:
Any existing data on the disk drive will no longer
be available after you format it.
To format a disk drive:
1
In the System Browser window, Devices pane, select the disk
drive you want to format.
2
Click
Format
.
Storage Manager Pro confirms that you want to format the
current disk drive.
3
Click Yes .