Chapter 4 Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Hardware Replacement
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| Formatting the Array |
Formatting the Array
A drive that is not formatted for the array (one lacking a 6500 system sector) will have a U displayed as its status. All arrays are formatted completely before shipment. If a message like the following example (a message containing a U for the status of any drive) is displayed, you will have to format the array.
The following procedure formats the entire array and writes a “system sector”
on each disk. Formatting destroys ALL data on the array.
Caution The following actions must not occur during formatting: The array must not be reset by any method. The SCSI terminator must not be removed from the array. The array must not be powered down.
1.Press the down arrow on the display/operation panel, then press the right or left arrows until the )81&7,216(/(&7)250$7menu is displayed.
2.Press the down arrow.
3.Press the right or left arrows until the 6(&7256,=(menu is displayed.
4.Press the down arrow to view the 6(&7256,=(setting. If this setting is incorrect, press the right or left arrows until the desired Sector Size is
5.Press the up arrow.<(6
Press the right arrow once to display the '$7$),//menu.
Press the down arrow to view the '$7$),//setting 212))). If the setting is incorrect, press the right arrow once to switch it, then press the SELECT key.
8.Press the up arrow.
9.Press the right arrow once to view the 67$57menu.
Press<(6the down arrow. The 67$57)250$7"setting must be set to
. If needed, press the right arrow once to display .7.6.10. displayed, then press the SELECT key.
11.Press SELECT.
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