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Figure 61 Configure Unused Storage with Assistance: Logical Drives Dialog Box.
Note: The dialog shown in this figure is displayed if the controller property Enable Background Initialization is
enabled. If the controller property Enable Background Initialization is disabled, an additional check box is
displayed which allows you to Enable Foreground Initialization.
From the drop-down list, select the number of logical drives you wish to create (1-32). The logical drive settings are set
automatically as follows:
Write cache is enabled if a BBU or UPS is installed
Stripe size and cache line size are defaulted
All LUNs are assigned sequentially
All hosts are enabled.
Select Enable Foreground Initialization to start the initialization when you exit this Wizard. This check box is only
displayed if the “Background Initialization” controller property is turned off.
With the size of system drives growing dramatically, a traditional initialization (foreground initialization) takes several
hours to complete. The system drive is not accessible during a foreground initialization. Foreground initialization limits
the number of simultaneous initializations to eight. Canceling a Foreground initialization cancels all foreground
initializations (see 6.8 Monitoring Long Operation Tasks on page 128 to cancel a Foreground initialization).