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Performing Drive Actions, Initializing a Drive

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5.2 Performing Drive Actions When you select a drive in the Main Display, you can use the Drive Actions panel to perform the following activities:  Initialize a drive. See section 5.2.1.  Down a drive. See section 5.2.2.  Reserve spare drives. See section 5.2.3.  Show advanced view in the Extents tab. See section 5.3.2. 5.2.1 Initializing a Drive The xStack Storage Management Center allows you to initialize a new drive that has never been used in the storage array, or initialize a drive that has been previously "downed" (see next section). Initialization is typically required when the drive's Connection State is Normal, but its status appears as Needs Attention. To initialize a drive: 1. In the Physical Storage View, select a drive in the Main Display. 2. Perform one of the following steps: - On the Physical Storage menu, click Initialize Drive. - Click Down Drive in the Physical Storage Actions panel. - Press the right mouse button and click Down Drive on the shortcut menu. Any of these steps displays the message in Figure 5-3. Figure 5-2. Initialize Drive Confirmation 3. Click Yes to continue, or click No to cancel. Initializing a drive will destroy any existing volume data that was stored on that drive. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 73

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xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide
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5.2
Performing Drive Actions
When you select a drive in the Main Display, you can use the
Drive Actions
panel to perform
the following activities:
Initialize a drive. See section 5.2.1.
Down a drive. See section 5.2.2.
Reserve spare drives. See section 5.2.3.
Show advanced view in the
Extents
tab. See section 5.3.2.
5.2.1
Initializing a Drive
The xStack Storage Management Center allows you to initialize a new drive that has never
been used in the storage array, or initialize a drive that has been previously “downed” (see
next section).
Initialization is typically required when the drive’s Connection State is
Normal
, but its status appears as
Needs Attention
.
To initialize a drive:
1.
In the Physical Storage View, select a drive in the Main Display.
2.
Perform one of the following steps:
–
On the
Physical Storage
menu, click
Initialize Drive
.
–
Click Down Drive in the
Physical Storage Actions
panel.
–
Press the right mouse button and click
Down Drive
on the shortcut menu.
Any of these steps displays the message in Figure 5-3.
Figure 5-2. Initialize Drive Confirmation
3.
Click
Yes
to continue, or click
No
to cancel.
Initializing a drive will destroy any existing volume data that was
stored on that drive.