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Configuring block storage – HP VMA-series Memory Arrays User Manual

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HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide

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Syntax

media init device type [block]
[force][name]

WARNING!

Using the

force option of the media init command (media init

force) destroys the existing data on an array. You should not use this command on a
previously initialized array without first backing up the data on the array.

Parameters

Configuring Block Storage

This section demonstrates how to initialize a HP VMA Array for block storage.

To initialize the HP VMA-series Memory Array for block storage, complete the following steps:

1.

Log in as administrator to the master SAN Gateway through a terminal port, such as PuTTY.

2.

Enter Configure mode, using the following commands.

3.

Enter the

media init

command to initialize the HP VMA-series Memory Array.

This example generated the container ID: 23108R00000043.

device

The

parameter indicates the array to be initialized and is a

string of the form:

ata-

VIOLIN_MEMORY_ARRAY_xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

type

The

type

parameter defines media.

name

The name parameter is used to name the partition. The default is to
use the last 14 characters of the HP VMA-series Memory Array serial
number. To use a different name, add this parameter followed by a
custom name of choice. The name can be up to 14 alphanumeric
characters in length.

force

The

force

parameter is used to force initialization of a HP VMA-

series Memory Array that has already been initialized.

> enable
# configure terminal
(config) #

(config) # media init device ata-VIOLIN_MEMORY_ARRAY_23108R00000043
type block

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