User Guide

AMD-RAIDXpert2 User Guide
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AMD RAIDXpert2 Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Chapter 6
Table 20 provides page numbers for each command.
Table 20. Commands at the Array and Disk Menus
Array Commands
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Disk Commands
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Create
page 71
Initialize
page 68
Name
page 73
Rescan
page 69
Transform
page 73
Properties
page 69
Prepare to Remove
page 77
Spare/Identify
page 69
Delete
page 77
Modify Cache Settings
page 79
Task
page 80
Check Consistency
page 80
Background Array Scan
page 82
Remove Spares
page 82
Hide
page 83
Secure Erase
page 83
6.5 Working with Disks
6.5.1 Initialize Disks
When a disk is initialized, RAIDXpert2 configuration information (metadata) is written to the
disks. If a disk is new and has not been used before, or if it is a legacy disk, it must be initialized
before it can be used in a RAIDXpert2 array. After a disk is initialized, it appears as Disk in the
Disk List.
Note: All new disks and legacy disks will have an associated array. You must delete the array in
order to initialize the disk.
6.5.1.1 To Initialize Disks
1. At the Disk menu, select Initialize. The Initialize Disk window displays.