Specifications

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3. Clickthelogicaldriveyouwant,thenclicktheLocate button.
ThedrivecarrierstatusLEDsofthediskcarriersmakingupthelogicaldriveashforoneminute.
Figure 4 - 7: Drive carrier status LED
InItIalIzInG a loGIcal DrIve
Initialization is normally done to logical drives after they are created from a disk array.
Warning
Whenyouinitializealogicaldrive,allthedataonthelogicaldriveis
lost.Backupanyimportantdatabeforeyouinitializealogicaldrive.
To initialize a logical drive:
1. Click the Administration tab.
2. Click the Background Activities icon.
The list of background activities appears.
3. Mouse-over Initialization and click the Start button.
4. Check the box to the left of the logical drive you want to initialize.
5. Choose the initialization option you want:
•
QuickInitialization–ChecktheboxandenteravalueintheQuickInitialization
Sizeeld.ThisvalueisthesizeoftheinitializationblocksinMB.
• FullInitialization–Donotcheckthebox.Enterahexadecimalvalueinthe
InitializationPatterninHexeldorusethedefault00000000value.
6. Click the Conrm button.
stoPPing, PAusing or resuMing An initiAlizAtion
Tostop,pauseorresumeInitialization:
1. Click the Administration tab.
2. Click the Background Activities icon.
The list of background activities appears.
3. Mouse-over Initialization and click the Stop,Pause,orResume button.
reDunDancy check on a loGIcal DrIve
Redundancy Check is a routine maintenance procedure for fault-tolerant disk arrays (those with redundancy)
that ensures all the data matches exactly. Redundancy Check can also correct inconsistencies.
To run RedundancyCheckon a logical drive:
1. Click the Administration tab.
2. Click the Background Activities icon.
The list of background activities appears.
3. Mouse-over RedundancyCheck and click the Start button.
4. Check the boxes to the left of the logical drives you want to run.
5. Check the options you want:
•
AutoFix–Attemptstorepairtheproblemwhenitndsanerror
• PauseonError–Theprocessstopswhenitndsanon-repairableerror
6. Click the Conrm button.
stoPPing, PAusing or resuMing A redundAncy check
Tostop,pauseorresumeRedundancyCheck:
1. Click the Administration tab.
2. Click the Background Activities icon.
The list of background activities appears.
3. Mouse-over Redundancy Check and click the Stop,Pause,orResume button.
DriveStatusLED