Users Guide
Stopping Background Initialization
Background initialization (BGI) is the automated operation in which parity is created and written. BGI does
not run on RAID 0 virtual disks. Under certain conditions, the BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl> <R>)
displays a message if you want to stop BGI in progress. An alert message is displayed if BGI is in progress
and you start any of the following actions:
• A Full Initialization on the virtual disk
• A Fast Initialization on the virtual disk
• A Consistency Check on the virtual disk
The following alert message is displayed:
The virtual disk is undergoing a background initialization process. Would you
like to stop the operation and proceed with the <full initialization/quick
initialization/consistency check> instead?
Click Yes to stop the BGI and start the requested operation or No to allow BGI to continue.
Performing A Manual Rebuild Of An Individual Physical Disk
CAUTION: If a physical disk is a member of a disk group that contains multiple virtual disks and
one of the virtual disks is deleted when a rebuild operation is in progress, the rebuild operation
stops. You can then resume the rebuild operation manually using a storage management
application. To avoid interruption, ensure that none of the virtual disks are deleted until the
rebuild is complete.
Use the following procedures to rebuild one failed physical disk manually.
1. Press <Ctrl> <N> to access the PD Mgmt screen.
A list of physical disks is displayed. The status of each disk is displayed under the heading State.
2. Press the down-arrow key to highlight a physical disk that has a failed state.
3. Press <F2> to display a menu of available actions.
The Rebuild option is highlighted at the top of the menu.
4. Press the right-arrow key to display the rebuild options and select Start.
5. After you start the rebuild, press <Esc> to display the previous menu.
NOTE: You can also use the VD Mgmt screen to perform a manual rebuild. Use the arrow key
to highlight a physical disk, and press <F2>. In the menu that is displayed, select the Rebuild
option.
Controller Management
Enabling boot support
NOTE: See your system documentation to ensure the proper boot order is selected in the system
BIOS.
In a multiple controller environment, you can enable BIOS on multiple controllers. However, if you want
to boot from a specific controller, enable the BIOS on that controller and disable it on the other
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