Disk Initialize - Adaptec RAID 2810SA Software Reference Manual

disk initialize

To initialize a SCSI disk for use with the currently opened controller,
use the disk initialize command. This command writes data
structures to the disk so that the controller can use the disk.
Syntax
disk initialize [/always{=boolean}]
[/unconditional{=boolean}]{scsi_device}
Parameters
{scsi_device}
Specifies the ID for the SCSI disk you want to prepare and
initialize for controller use. A SCSI ID consists of a SCSI
channel number (for example, 0, 1, 2, 3, etc.), device ID (0
through 15 inclusive), and device logical unit number (0
through 7 inclusive). See the scsi_device section on
page 3-7 for more information on how to specify the SCSI
device.
Switches
/always{=boolean}
Specifies whether to initialize the disk even if the disk has data
on it. If you specify TRUE for this switch, the command
initializes the disk even if it has data on it. If arrays on the disk
have open files, this command cannot be used. In other words,
you need to close all open files before you use this command to
initialize a SCSI disk.
The default behavior for the command is FALSE; that is, the
disk initialize command does not initialize a disk that
has data on it. Specifying /always overrides this behavior.
/unconditional{=boolean}
Specifies whether to initialize the disk even if arrays on the
disk have open files. If you specify TRUE for this switch, the
command initializes the disk even if the disk has open files.
disk Commands
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