Initializing Logical Drives; Batch Initialization - Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3 User Manual

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PERC 3 BI OS C o nfigurati on Ut ili ty
If space remains in the arrays, the next logical drive to be configured
appears.
Repeat steps 3 to 21 to create an array and configure another logical
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drive.
If all array space is used, a list of the existing logical drives appears.
Press any key to continue.
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Respond to the Save prompt.
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Initialize the logical drives you have just configured.
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Initializing Logical Drives

Initialize each new logical drive you configure. You can initialize the logical
drives using:
• Batch Initialization. The Initialize option on the Management Menu
lets you initialize up to eight logical drives simultaneously.
• Individual Initialization. The Objects—> Logical Drive action menu
for an individual logical drive has an Initialize option.

Batch Initialization

To initialize logical drives using the batch initialization procedure:
Choose Initialize from the BIOS Configuration Utility Management
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Menu.
A list of the current logical drives appears.
Press the spacebar to select the desired logical drives for initialization
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or press <F2> to select/deselect all logical drives.
After you select the logical drives to initialize, press <F10>.
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Select Yes from the confirmation prompt.
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The progress of the initialization for each drive displays in bar graph
format.
When initialization is complete, press any key to continue.
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Press <Esc> to display the Management Menu.
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