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MegaRAID Storage Manager Online Help System |
Initializing a Virtual Drive
To initialize a virtual drive after completing the configuration process, follow these steps:
- Select the Logical tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager main menu screen, and click the icon of the virtual drive that you want to initialize.
- Select Go To->Virtual Drive->Start Initialization.
The initialize dialog box appears.- Select the virtual drive(s) to initialize.
- Select the Fast Initialization check box if you want to use this option.
Fast Initialization quickly formats the virtual drive by writing zeros to the first few sectors of the drives in the virtual drive. Regular initialization takes longer, depending on the number and the size of the drives in the virtual drive.If you leave the box unchecked, MegaRAID Storage Manager software will run a Full Initialization on the virtual drive.- Click Start to begin the initialization.
You can monitor the progress of the initialization. See Monitoring Rebuilds and Other Processes for more information.
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