Initializing a Logical Drive

When you create a new logical drive with the Advanced Configuration wizard, you can select the Fast Initialization or Full Initialization option to initialize the drive immediately. However, you can select No Initialization if you want to initialize the logical drive later.

Perform the following steps to initialize a logical drive after completing the configuration process.

1.	Navigate to the Controller dashboard, click an array name (for example, Array_1). Click the icon corresponding to an array to display its contents.

The logical drives and drives associated with the selected array appear.

2.	Click the logical drive that you want to initialize.

3.	Select Actions > Start Initialize.

A warning message appears.

ATTENTION  Initialization erases all data on the logical drive. Make sure to back up any data you want to keep before you initialize a logical drive. Make sure the operating system is not installed on the logical drive you are initializing.

4.	Select the Fast Initialization check box if you want to use this option. If you leave the check box unselected, the software runs a Full Initialization on the logical drive.

5.	Click Yes, Start Initialization to begin the initialization.

You can monitor the progress of the initialization. See Background Operations Support.