Specifications

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ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual
3.0 Initialize Drives
The ATTO FastStream allows configuration of storage into DVRAID, JBOD, RAID Level 0, RAID Level 1, RAID
Level 1+0, RAID Level 4 or RAID Level 5 with the ability to create multiple partitions. You should first initialize and
verify all drives.
Before creating any RAID group you should initialize
and verify the drives you want in the RAID group to
ensure drive integrity.
If you do not want to initialize or verify drives now,
continue on to
Configure Storage into RAID Groups
on page 11. You may initialize and verify drives or
perform a read-only scan of drives at any time by
clicking on the
Diagnostics button on the left hand
side of the ExpressNAV Storage Manager.
Initializing, verifying drives
When selected, the FastStream writes a pattern to the
entire drive, verifying the drive’s readiness and
reliability.
CAUTIONCAUTION
Selecting Drive Initialization causes all
previous storage data on the drive to be
erased. Make sure all of your information is
backed up before initializing drives.
During initialization and verification, the FastStream
collects performance measurements. Performance
data is available once initialization begins. You may
view it from the
Drive Performance and Health
page accessible from the
Diagnostics menu. This
performance data is lost when the appliance is
powered off.
1 If you are not already in the ExpressNAV
Storage Manager, type the IP address of your
appliance in a standard browser as found in
Using the ExpressNAV Storage Manager
on
page 27, click
Enter Here, type in your user
name and password, and click
OK.
2Select
Initialize and Verify Drives.
3 Click
Next.
4Select Initialize and Verify Drives
All eligible drives are highlighted in green; the
system only initializes highlighted drives.
5 Click
Commit.
CAUTIONCAUTION
Do not restart the FastStream or
disconnect or power cycle drives during
Drive Initialization and Verification or you
must start the verification process from the
beginning.
6 A warning box appears. In the warning box,
verify that you want to complete the
configuration by clicking on
Yes. Clicking on No
ends the procedure without making a change.
7 When the process is complete, the
Health and
Status Monitor
page appears.
The drive(s) selected are now initialized and verified.
All data on the highlighted drives has been erased and
you may continue with
Configure Storage into RAID
Groups on page 11.