Initializing a Logical Drive

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A logical drive is automatically initialized when it is first created. However, the Recovery Guru might advise the manual initialization of a logical drive to recover from certain failure conditions.

Caution: All logical drive data will be destroyed. Do not attempt this operation unless advised to do so by the Recovery Guru.

Important:

Procedure

1

Select the logical drive to initialize in the Logical View; then, select either the Logical Drive >> Initialize pull-down menu option, or Initialize from the right-mouse pop-up menu.

Result: The Confirm Initialization dialog is displayed.

2

Type Yes and select OK.

Result: The logical drive begins the initialization process. During initialization, a logical drive icon shows an Operation in Progress status in the Logical View.

Note: To monitor initialization progress, select the logical drive, then, select Logical Drive >> Properties.

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