Raid Array Initialization; Install The 3Dm Disk Management Utility - 3Ware 3W-6800 User Manual

3 Log in as system administrator. When the system has rebooted
you should see a brief splash screen (see Figure 36), followed
immediately by an "Installation Complete" notification (see
Figure 37).
4 Partition and format any new disk arrays or independent disks
using Disk Management from Administrative Tools.
a Choose Administrative Tools from the Start menu.
b Choose Computer Management from the Administrative
Tools menu.
c Select Storage.
d Select Disk Management.
5 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to write a signature to the
drive.
6 Right click on the drive and select Create Volume.
7 Follow the steps the appear on-screen to create a volume and to
assign a drive letter.

RAID array initialization

The completion of the system driver installation will start the RAID
array initialization process. This process may take several hours,
but it does not interfere with the installation of 3DM or the use of
the array.

Install the 3DM disk management utility

Refer to the 3DM Disk Management Utility chapter.
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