Promise Technology EX8658, EX8654, EX8650, EX4650 manual Initializing a Logical Drive

SuperTrak EX Series User Manual

•Write Cache Policy – Choose from Write Back or Write Through.

•Read Cache Policy – Choose from Read Cache, Read Ahead, or No Cache.

•Axle – RAID 50 and 60 logical drives only. Choose the number of axles or choose 0 to let the controller decide for you.

5.Highlight Save Configuration and press Enter.

At this point you can create additional logical drives, if there is space remaining on your disk arrays. To create another logical drive, repeat steps 2 though 5 above.

6.Press the F10 key to exit the SuperBuild utility and press Y to confirm and restart the computer.

Do not press the Ctrl-Alt-Del keys. Do not press the Esc key.

Important

•Promise recommends that you Initialize your logical drives immediately after you create them.

•You must be partition and format your new logical drives before your operating system will recognize them.

Initializing a Logical Drive

Promise recommends that you Initialize your logical drives immediately after you create them. Initialization sets all data bits in the logical drive to zero, removing any residual data left behind from earlier configurations. You can also perform an Initialization on an existing logical drive.

Warning

When you initialize a logical drive, you delete all data on the logical drive. Be sure to backup any important data before you initialize a logical drive!

1.In the Main Menu, highlight Logical Drive Management and press Enter. The Logical Drive Management screen displays.

2.Highlight the logical drive you want to initialize and press Enter.

3.Highlight Initialization Start and press Enter.

A message appears at the bottom of the screen.

4.Choose one of the following actions:

•For a Full Initialization, press F.

•For a Quick Initialization, press Q.

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