VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 User's Guide - VERITAS Enterprise Administrator (June 2002)

Forcing Initialization of a Disk
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Forcing Initialization of a Disk
Caution Forcing the initialization or reinitialization of a disk can result in data loss.
The Initialize Disk procedure forces the initialization of a disk. This task is intended for
use in troubleshooting disks that have already been placed under VxVM control. To
initialize a disk for VxVM use, use the Add Disks task instead (see Adding a Disk to
VxVM).
▼ To (re)initialize a disk
1. Select the disk to be initialized.
2. Choose Actions > Initialize Disk.
3. Complete the Initialize Disk dialog box as follows:
When you have provided all necessary information in the dialog box, click OK.
Disk Name: If the correct disk name does not already display in this field, enter
the disk name.
Notes:
◆ The Initialize Disk task requires a disk name.
◆ The Initialize Disk task forces the (re)initialization of a disk and can result in data loss.
◆ The Initialize Disk task overwrites existing disk header and configuration information
on the disk. Any volume copies or regions located on the disk are not accessible after you
reinitialize the disk.