Perform the following steps to initialize virtual disks:
1.
On the
VD Mgmt screen
, select
Virtual Disk #
and press <F2> to display the menu of available
actions.
2.
Select
Initialization
and press the right-arrow key to display the
Initialization
submenu options.
3.
Select
Start Init.
to begin a regular initialization or select
Fast Init.
to begin a fast initialization.
A pop-up window is displayed indicating that the virtual disk has been initialized.
4.
Repeat the procedures from step 1 to step 3 to configure another virtual disk.
NOTE: The PERC H730P card supports up to 64 virtual disks per controller. The currently
configured virtual disks display on the screen.
Checking Data Consistency
Select the
Consistency Check (CC)
option in the configuration utility to verify the redundancy data in
virtual disks that use RAID levels 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60 (RAID 0 does not provide data redundancy).
If you attempt to run a
Consistency Check
on a virtual disk that has not been initialized, the following
error message is displayed:
The virtual disk has not been initialized. Running a consistency check may
result in inconsistent message in the log. Are you sure you want to continue?
• Select
Yes
to proceed with running a CC.
• Select
No
to terminate the operation.
Running A Data Consistency Check
To perform a data consistency check:
1.
Press <Ctrl> <N> to access the
VD Mgmt
menu screen.
2.
Press the down-arrow key to highlight
Virtual Disk #
.
3.
Press <F2> to display the menu of available actions.
4.
Press the down-arrow key to select
Consistency Check
.
5.
Press the right-arrow key to display the available actions (
Start
,
Stop
).
6.
Select
Start
and press <Enter> to run a
Consistency Check
.
The
Consistency Check
runs and checks the redundancy data in the virtual disks.
Importing Or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using The VD Mgmt Menu
When a foreign configuration exists, the BIOS screen displays the message
Foreign
configuration(s) found on adapter
. In addition, a foreign configuration is displayed on the right
side of the
Ctrl Mgmt
screen.
You can use the
VD Mgmt
menu to import the existing configuration to the RAID controller or clear the
existing configuration. In addition, you can view the foreign configuration from the
Foreign View
tab
without importing the configuration.
NOTE: The controller does not allow import of configurations that results in more than 64 virtual
disks.
NOTE: To import a secured foreign configuration, see
Security Key And RAID Management
.
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