HP AB464-9003F Service Manual page 294

To access the following screens from Device Properties, select the appropriate field and press
Enter:
Device Format
Device Verify
You can perform the following actions from Device Properties:
To cycle to the next device, press N.
To cycle to the previous device, press P.
Device Identifier
SAS Address
Serial Number
Elapsed Time
Percent Complete
Device Format and Device Verify Screens
The Format and Verify screens have a similar layout. To access the screens, press Enter on the
appropriate field from the Device Properties screen. These screens include an elapsed time and
status bar that begin incrementing once the operation is started, enabling you to determine
progress of the operation.
Device Identifier
SAS Address
Serial Number
Elapsed Time
Percent Complete
Formatting
If enabled, a low-level formatting on a disk drive is allowed on the Device Format screen. Low-level
formatting completely and irreversibly erases all data on the drive. To begin the format, press F.
IMPORTANT:
previously been formatted to another sector size.
CAUTION:
Verifying
The Verify screen enables you to verify all of the sectors on the device. If needed, you can
reassign defective Logical Block Addresses (LBAs). To start the verification, press Enter.
Advanced Device Properties Screen
The Advanced Device Properties screen enables you to view and modify infrequently accessed
device settings. To access Advanced Device Properties, press Enter on the Advance Device
Properties field from the Advanced Adaptor Properties screen.
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Indicates the ASCII device identifier string extracted from the device's
Inquiry Data.
Indicates the SAS Address of this device.
Indicates the serial number for this device.
Displays the total time elapsed since Format or Verify Operation
started.
Graphical status bar display that indicates the current relative
percentage complete of the operation.
Indicates the ASCII device identifier string extracted from the device's
Inquiry Data.
Indicates the SAS Address of this device.
Indicates the serial number for this device.
Displays the total time elapsed since Format or Verify Operation
started.
Graphical status bar display that indicates the current relative
percentage complete of the operation.
Formatting defaults the drive to a 512-byte sector size even if the drive had
Once format has begun, you cannot stop or cancel the action.