MegaRAID Storage Manager Online Help System

Maintaining and Managing Storage Configurations > Initializing a Virtual Drive

Initializing a Virtual Drive

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 main menu screen, and click the icon of the virtual drive that you want to initialize.
  2. Select Go To >> Virtual Drive >> Start Initialization.
  3. The initialize dialog box appears.
  4. Select the virtual drive or virtual drives to initialize.
  5. Initialization erases all the data on the virtual drive. Make sure that you back up the data that 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.

  6. Select the Fast Initialization check box if you want to use this option.
  7. 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, the MegaRAID Storage Manager software will run a Full Initialization on the virtual drive.
  8. Click Start to begin the initialization.
  9. You can monitor the progress of the initialization. See Monitoring Rebuilds and Other Processes for more information.

DB09-000202-05  37857-02  Rev. F  May 2011
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