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12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
March 2014
Chapter 11: Maintaining and Managing Storage Configurations
Initializing a Virtual Drive
Chapter 11: Maintaining and Managing Storage Configurations
This chapter explains how to use the MegaRAID Storage Manager software to maintain and manage storage
configurations. Log on to the server in Full Access mode to perform the maintenance and management tasks.
11.1
Initializing a Virtual Drive
When you create a new virtual drive with the
Configuration
Wizard, you can select the Fast Initialization or Full
Initialization option to initialize the disk immediately. However, you can select No Initialization if you want to initialize
the virtual drive later.
To initialize a virtual drive after completing the configuration process, perform these steps:
1.
Select the
Logical
tab in the left panel of the
MegaRAID Storage Manager
window, and click the icon of the
virtual drive that you want to initialize.
2.
Select
Go To > Virtual Drive > Start Initialization
.
The
Initialize
dialog appears.
3.
Select the virtual drives to initialize.
CAUTION
Initialization erases all data on the virtual drive. Make sure to back up
any data you want to keep before you initialize a virtual drive. Make
sure the operating system is not installed on the virtual drive you are
initializing.
4.
Select the
Fast Initialization
check box if you want to use this option.
If you leave the box unselected, the MegaRAID Storage Manager software runs a Full Initialization on the virtual
drive. (For more information, see
Selecting Virtual Drive Settings
.)
5.
Click
Start
to begin the initialization.
You can monitor the progress of the initialization. See
Monitoring Rebuilds and Other Processes
for more
information.
11.1.1
Running a Group Initialization
Initialization prepares the storage medium for use. You can run initialization on multiple drives at one time. Follow
these steps to run a group consistency check.
1.
Select
Manage > Initialize
.
The
Group Initialization
dialog appears.
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