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MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide Chapter 10: Maintaining and Managing Storage Configurations | Initializing a Virtual Drive
Chapter 10
10.1 Initializing a Virtual Drive When you create a new virtual drive with the Configuration Wizard, you can select the
Quick Init or Full Init option to initialize the disk immediately. However, you can select
No Init if you want to initialize the virtual drive later.
To initialize a virtual drive after completing the configuration process, follow these
steps:
1. Select the Logical tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window,
and click the icon of the virtual drive that you want to initialize.
2. Select Go To >>Virtual Drive>>Start Initialization.
The initialize dialog appears.
3. Select the virtual drives to initialize.
CAUTION: Initialization erases all data on the virtual drive. Make sure to back up any
data you want to keep before you initialize a virtual drive. Make sure the operating
system is not installed on the virtual drive you are initializing.
4. Select the Fast Initialization check box if you want to use this option.
If you leave the box unselected, the MegaRAID Storage Manager software will run a
Full Initialization on the virtual drive. (For more information, see
Section 8.1.1,
Selecting Virtual Drive Settings .)
5. Click Start to begin the initialization.
You can monitor the progress of the initialization. See Section 9.21, Monitoring
Rebuilds and Other Processes for more information.
Maintaining and Managing Storage Configurations
This chapter explains how to use the MegaRAID Storage Manager software to maintain
and manage storage configurations. Log on to the server in Full Access mode to
perform the maintenance and management tasks.