Avago Technologies MegaRAID SATA 150-4 (523) - Manual (Page 74)

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Step 18. Initialize the logical drives you just configured.
Section 3.4.8, “Initializing Logical Drives,” on page 3-26
provides detailed instructions.
3.4.8 Initializing Logical Drives
You can initialize the logical drives individually or in batches. Individual
initialization initializes a single logical disk. Batch initialization initializes
up to 40 logical drives simultaneously.
Note: If there are five or more drives in a RAID 5 array,
background batch initialization starts automatically.
Batch Initialization – Perform the following step to initialize logical
drives.
Step 1. Select Initialize from the Management Menu.
A list of the current logical drives appears.
Step 2. Press the spacebar to select the desired logical drive for
initialization.
Optionally, you can press F2 to select or deselect all
logical drives.
Step 3. After you finish selecting logical drives, press F10 and select
Yes at the confirmation prompt.
The CU displays a bar graph showing the initialization progress.
Step 4. When initialization is complete, press any key to continue or
press ESC to display the Management Menu.
Individual Initialization –
Step 1. Select Objects
→
Logical Drive from the Management Menu.
Step 2. Select the logical drive to be initialized.
Step 3. Select Initialize from the action menu.
Initialization progress appears as a bar graph on the screen.
Step 4. When initialization completes, press any key to display the
previous menu.