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10. Click the Submit button.

Initializing a Logical Drive

Initialization sets the data bits in the logical drive to zero. The action removes any

residual data left behind from earlier configurations. Initialization is recommended

for new logical drives. You can also initialize an existing logical drive. See

“Initialization” on page 175 for more information.

To initialize a logical drive:

1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.

2. Click the Logical Drive Summary icon.

3. Click the icon of the logical drive you want to Initialize.

4. From the dropdown menu on the Background Activities tab, choose

Initialization.

• To choose Quick Initialization, check the box.

• If you checked the Quick Initialization box, enter a value in the Quick

Initialization Size field. This value is the size of the initialization blocks in

MB.

• If you did not choose Quick Initialization, enter a hexidecimal value in

the Initialization Pattern in Hex field or use the default 00000000 value.

5. Click the Submit button.

6. In the confirmation box, type the word confirm in the field provided.

7. Click the OK button.

To view the progress of the Initialization, click the Background Activity tab.

To set Initialization priority, see “Making Background Activity Settings” on

page 109.

You can also start Initialization from the Subsystem icon, Background

Activities tab.

Warning

When you initialize a logical drive, all the data the logical drive will

be lost. Backup any important data before you initialize a logical

drive.

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