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Table 1: Raw format Times (Verify Off) Disk Capacity 18 GB 15k 36 GB 10k 73 GB 10k Format Time (Minutes) 8 20 28 Caution To prevent corruption of the disk format, do not remove a newly installed disk drive or power-off the array during the AutoFormat process. If a disk is removed during an Auto Format, the array will automatically re-start the Auto Format process from the beginning. Step 11 Monitor the Disk LEDs, Figure 2: Disk Drive LEDs (Left: VA 71/7400 A/AZ; Right: VA 7100 D) B A A B Note After installation, the controller starts the Auto Format process. During this time, the green disk activity LED (A in Figure 2) will be flashing. The green (A) LED will also blink with I/O activity to the disk. See Table 2 for a full list of disk LED behaviors. The amber disk fault LED (B) will flash during an Auto Format process. The amber system fault LED will also flash. If you observe different results, further Troubleshooting may need to be carried out. (See Chapter 3 of the HP StorageWorks Virtual Arrays VA 7000 Family User's and Service Guide for troubleshooting procedures.) 3

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Table 1: Raw format Times (Verify Off)
Disk
Capacity
Format Time
(Minutes)
18 GB 15k
8
36 GB 10k
20
73 GB 10k
28
Caution
To prevent corruption of the disk format, do not remove a newly installed disk drive or power-off the
array during the AutoFormat process. If a disk is removed during an Auto Format, the array will automatically
re-start the Auto Format process from the beginning.
Step 11
Monitor the Disk LEDs,
Figure 2:
Disk Drive LEDs
(Left: VA 71/7400 A/AZ; Right: VA 7100 D)
Note
After installation, the controller starts the Auto Format process.
During this time, the green disk activity
LED (A in Figure 2) will be flashing. The green (A) LED will also blink with I/O activity to the disk.
See Table
2 for a full list of disk LED behaviors. The amber disk fault LED (B) will flash during an Auto Format process.
The amber
system
fault LED will also flash.
If you
observe different results, further Troubleshooting may need to be carried out.
(See Chapter 3 of the
HP StorageWorks Virtual Arrays VA 7000 Family User’s and Service Guide
for troubleshooting procedures.)
A
B
A
B