HP P3410A HP NetRAID Series User Guide - Page 79
Formatting Options
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Chapter 3 HP NetRAID Config You do not have to use the Format option to erase existing information on your SCSI disks, such as a DOS partition. That information is erased when you choose the Initialize menu selection to initialize logical drives. Formatting Options Since most SCSI disk drives are low-level formatted at the factory, this step is usually not necessary. You can format the physical drives by using one of HP NetRAID Config's two formatting options: • Batch Formatting lets you format up to eight disk drives simultaneously. • Individual Formatting lets you format a single disk drive. Batch Formatting 1. Choose Format from the HP NetRAID Config Management menu. A device selection window is displayed showing the devices connected to the current adapter. 2. Press the arrow keys to highlight the first drive to be formatted. Press the Spacebar to select the highlighted physical drive for formatting. The selected drive flashes. 3. Continue selecting drives to be formatted by using the arrow keys and the Spacebar. 4. When you have selected the physical drives, press F10 and choose Yes at the confirmation prompt to begin formatting. The indicators for the selected drives change to FRMT[number], where the number reflects the drive selection order. Formatting can take some time, depending on the number of drives you have selected and the drive capacities. 5. When formatting is complete, press any key to continue. Press Esc to return to the Management menu. Individual Formatting 1. Choose Objects from the HP NetRAID Config Management menu. Choose Physical Drive from the Objects menu. A device selection window is displayed showing the devices connected to the current adapter. 2. Press the arrow keys to highlight the physical drive to be formatted and press Enter. An action menu appears. 3. Choose Format from the action menu and respond to the confirmation prompt. Formatting can take some time, depending on the drive capacity. 4. When formatting is complete, press any key to return to the previous menu. 73