Initializing a Volume

When you create a new volume 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 volume later.

Perform these steps to initialize a volume after completing the configuration process.

  1. Navigate to the Controller Dashboard, click an array name (for example, Array_1).
    Click the icon that corresponds to the array to display its contents.
    The volumes and drives associated with the selected array appear.
  2. Click the volume that you want to initialize.
  3. Select Actions > Start Initialize.
    A warning message appears.
    Attention: Initialization erases all data on the volume. Make sure to back up any data you want to keep before you initialize a volume. Make sure the operating system is not installed on the volume 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 volume.
  5. Click Yes, Start Initialization to begin the initialization.
    You can monitor the progress of the initialization. See Background Operations Support.