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NOTE: RAID 6 and RAID 60 virtual disks which are T10 PI enabled do not support Slow Initialize.

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Format, Initialize, Slow, And Fast Initialize

Formatting Or Initializing A Disk

To format or initialize a disk:

1. Review the virtual disk that is destroyed by the Format or Initialize and make sure that vital data is not

lost. Click Blink at the bottom of the page to blink the physical disks included in the virtual disk.

2. Depending on the task you are initiating, click the following option when ready:

– Format

– Initialize

– Slow Initialize

– Fast Initialize

To exit without formatting or initializing the virtual disk, click Go Back To Virtual Disk Page.

To Locate Virtual Disks Task In Storage Management

1. In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller

objects.

2. Expand a Controller object.

3. Select the Virtual Disks object.

4. Depending on the task you want to initiate, select one of the following from the Available Tasks

drop-down menu.

– Format

– Initialize

– Slow Initialize

– Fast Initialize

5. Click Execute.

Deleting A Virtual Disk

Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.

Deleting a virtual disk destroys all information including file systems and volumes residing on the virtual

disk.

NOTE: When deleting virtual disks, all assigned global hot spares may be automatically unassigned

when the last virtual disk associated with the controller is deleted. When deleting the last virtual disk

of a disk group, all assigned dedicated hot spares automatically become global hot spares.