Initialize; Check Parity - Intergraph InterRAID-8e Hardware User's Manual

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Select the array to be created by clicking on ARR1 - ARR8 at the top of the dialog. Select
the drives to be included in the array by clicking on the device icons displayed in the middle
of the dialog. You can define a maximum of eight (8) logical drives per MegaRAID
controller. You can select the RAID type, stripe size, write policy, read policy, and cache
policy. You can also include SCSI devices from more than one channel in the new array.
NOTE The physical drives to be included in the array must be in Ready state.
Click on Apply to configure the new array. Verify that the appropriate drives are included in
the array and click on OK. You must also initialize these drives before you can use them.

Initialize

Choose this option from the Logical Drv menu to initialize logical drives. A dialog such as
the following appears. Choose the logical drives to be initialized and click on the Go button.
CAUTION Power Console allows you to initialize a drive at any time. Make sure that the drive being
initialized does not hold live data. All data will be lost.

Check Parity

Choose Check Parity from the Logical Drv menu to make sure that parity is correct for the
selected drives. A dialog such as the following appears. Click on the logical drive (D1 - D8)
you want to check and a checkmark appears. Click on the Go button.
RAID levels 1, 3, and 5 use an extra drive to store parity data blocks. Parity is checked
between these parity data blocks and the selected drives when you select this option.
CAUTION The controller will automatically resolve any inconsistent parity. This could cause loss or
corruption of data.