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The Operations options are:
Delete (Del)
You can delete any virtual disk on the controller if you want to reuse that
space for a new virtual disk. The WebBIOS utility provides a list of
configurable arrays where there is a space to configure. If multiple virtual
disks are defined on a single array, you can delete a virtual disk without
deleting the whole array.
Important: Be aware that any kind of
data on your disks. Ensure you have a valid backup of any data you want to
keep.
The following message appears; confirm by answering YES:
All data on selected Virtual Disks will be lost.
Want to Proceed with Initialization? <YES> / <NO>
Locate (Loc)
Causes the LED on the drives in the virtual disk to flash
Fast Initialize (Fast Init)
This initializes the selected virtual disk by quickly writing zeroes to the first
and last 10 MB regions of the new virtual disk. It then completes the
initialization in the background.
Slow Initialize (Slow Init)
This also initializes the selected virtual disk but it is not complete until the
entire virtual disk has been initialized with zeroes.
Note: Slow initialization is rarely used because your virtual drive is
completely initialized after creation.
Check Consistency (CC)
If the controller finds a difference between the data and the parity value on the
redundant array, it assumes that the data is accurate and automatically
corrects the parity value.
Note: Be sure to back up the data before running a consistency check if
you think the consistency data might be corrupted.
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initialization
or
deletion
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