HP StorageWorks 7100 - Virtual Array Configuration page 3

Table 1: Raw format Times (Verify Off)
Disk
Capacity
18 GB 15k
36 GB 10k
73 GB 10k
Caution To prevent corruption of the disk format, do not remove a newly installed disk drive or power-off the
array during the AutoFormat process. If a disk is removed during an Auto Format, the array will automatically
re-start the Auto Format process from the beginning.
Step 11
Monitor the Disk LEDs,
Figure 2: Disk Drive LEDs (Left: VA 71/7400 A/AZ; Right: VA 7100 D)
A B
Note After installation, the controller starts the Auto Format process. During this time, the green disk activity
LED (A in Figure 2) will be flashing. The green (A) LED will also blink with I/O activity to the disk. See Table
2 for a full list of disk LED behaviors. The amber disk fault LED (B) will flash during an Auto Format process.
The amber system fault LED will also flash.
If you observe different results, further Troubleshooting may need to be carried out. (See Chapter 3 of the
HP StorageWorks Virtual Arrays VA 7000 Family User' s and Service Guide
Format Time
(Minutes)
8
20
28
B
A
for troubleshooting procedures.)
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