21020690 B 6500 Disk Array User’s Guide
Chapter 4 Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Hardware Replacement
Page 4 - 28 Formatting the Array
Formatting the ArrayA 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 forma tted 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 “syst em 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 menu is
displayed.
2. Press the down arrow.
3. Press the right or left arrows until the menu is
displayed.
4. Press the down arrow to view the setting. If this setting
is incorrect, press the right or left arrows until the desired Sector Size is
displayed, then press the SELECT key.
5. Press the up arrow.
6. Press the right arrow once to display the menu.
7. Press the down arrow to view the setting ( ). 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 menu.
10. Press the down arrow. The setting must be set to
. If needed, press the right arrow once to display .
11. Press SELECT.