Start Physical Disk Initialize - Dell PowerVault Manual

Parameter
testDevices
dataPattern
patternNumber
maxErrorCount
testIterations
timeout
NOTE: Use the save physicalDiskChannel faultDiagnostics command and the stop
physicalDiskChannel faultDiagnostics command in association with the start
physicalDiskChannel faultDiagnostics command. These commands are needed to save
the diagnostic test results to a file and to stop the diagnostic test.
NOTE: You can stop this command at any time by pressing <Ctrl><C>.

Start Physical Disk Initialize

Description
This command starts physical disk initialization.
CAUTION: As soon as you enter this command, all user data is erased.
Syntax
start physicalDisk [enclosureID,slotID] initialize
Parameters
Parameter
physicalDisk
Description
identifier values are 0 and 1. The identifier value is
0 for the RAID controller module on the top and 1
for the RAID controller module on the bottom
when viewed from the rear of the enclosure.
The identifiers of the devices (RAID controller
modules, EMMs, or physical disks) that you want to
test. You can specify all or enter the specific
identifiers for the devices that you want to
diagnose.
The method of repeatability that you want to test.
The hexadecimal data pattern you want to use to
run the test.
This number can be any hexadecimal number
between 0000 to FFFF.
The number of errors that you want to accept
before terminating the test.
The number of times that you want to repeat the
test.
The length of time in minutes that you want to run
the test.
Description
Identifies the enclosure and slot where the physical
disk resides. Enclosure ID values are 0 to 99. Slot
361