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• Clear Virtual Disk Bad Blocks
• Encrypt Virtual Disk
Reconfigure
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features .
Use the Reconfigure task to change the virtual disks properties. For example,
you can use this task to add physical disks or change the RAID level. For more
information, see
Virtual Disk Task: Reconfigure (Step 1 of 3) .
Format, Initialize, Slow and Fast Initialize
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features .
Use the Format, Initialize, Slow Initialize, or Fast Initialize task to erase the
files and remove the file systems on a virtual disk. Some controllers require
that you initialize a virtual disk before it can be used. For more information,
see
Slow and Fast Initialize .
Cancel Background Initialization
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features .
On PERC controllers, background initialization of redundant virtual disks
begins automatically after the virtual disk is created. Because the
initialization is run in the background, other processes can continue while the
initialization completes.
The background initialization of a redundant virtual disk prepares the virtual
disk for parity information and improves write performance. It is important
that the background initialization be allowed to run to completion. You can,
however, cancel the background initialization. When you do so, the controller
restarts the background initialization at a later time. For more information,
see
Background Initialization on PERC Controllers .
Use the Cancel Background Initialization task to cancel a background
initialization on a virtual disk.
Restore Dead Segments
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features .