Marvell RAID Utility Help
Virtual disks can be initialized using two methods:
Fast initialization. Use this method if the virtual disk consists one or more disk drives. This method erases only the Master Boot Record (MBR) in all of the selected disk drives and all existing data is always erased. Once a RAID is created, this option is no longer available.
Full initialization. In this method, data synchronization occurs in the background while the operating system continues to have access to the virtual disk. This method is similar to synchronization with a fix. This method only updates the “parity” or “mirrored” data, this is a non-destructive method.
Warning: When initializing a virtual disk, you will lose the data on that disk.
To initialize a created virtual disk
Start the MRU.
Click the Virtual Disks tab, and then click the icon for the desired virtual disk.
The Virtual Disk Details window appears.
Click Initialize.
The Initialize window appears.
In the Initialize Options box, select an initialization method.
Click Submit.
The Virtual Disk Details window opens and the Event Log pane displays your initializing status.
Note: Clicking Submit starts the initialize process immediately. However, you can choose to automatically run this activity at a later time and date through Schedule an Activity.
Note: This method focuses only on initialization after a virtual disk has been created.