Configuring block storage – HP VMA-series Memory Arrays User Manual
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Syntax
media init device
[force][name]
WARNING!
Using the
force option of the media init command (media init
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