Promise Technology m310p, m210p manual Initialization, Redundancy Check

Chapter 5: Management with the CLU

Initialization

This function sets all data bits in the logical drive to zero.

Caution

When you initialize a logical drive, you delete all the data it contains. Back up all important data before initializing a logical drive.

1.Highlight Background Activity and press Enter.

2.Highlight Start Initialization and press Enter. The initialization parameters appear.

•Initialization pattern. The default 00000000 is best for most applications

•Quick Initialization – Yes means only the disk data format of the logical drives are initialized.

•Quick Initialization Rate – Enter a value or use the default 64 bits.

To change a parameter, highlight it and press the backspace key to erase the current value, then type the new value.

3.Highlight Start and press Enter.

If necessary, you can pause and resume or stop and restart the Initialization. You cannot access the logical drive until Initialization has finished.

Redundancy Check

This function is a maintenance procedure for logical drives in fault-tolerant disk arrays that ensures all the data matches exactly.

1.Highlight Background Activity and press Enter.

2.Highlight Start Redundancy Check and press Enter. The redundancy check parameters appear.

•Auto Fix – Corrects inconsistencies automatically

•Pause On Error – Pauses the Redundancy Check when an error is found

To change a parameter, highlight it and press the backspace toggle between Yes and No.

3.Highlight Start and press Enter.

If necessary, you can pause and resume or stop and restart the Redundancy Check. You can use the logical drive while Redundancy Check is running.

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