HP Integrity rx6600 User's & Service Manual page 256

Core I/O Card Utilities
HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA (SAS Controller)
You can perform the following actions from Device Properties:
• To cycle to the next device, press
• To cycle to the previous device, press
Device Identifier Indicates the ASCII device identifier string extracted from the device's Inquiry Data.
SAS Address Indicates the SAS Address of this device.
Serial Number Indicates the serial number for this device.
Elapsed Time Displays the total time elapsed since Format or Verify Operation started.
Percent Complete Graphical status bar display that indicates the current relative percentage complete of the
operation.
Device Format and Device Verify Screens
The and screens have a similar layout. To access the screens, press
Format Verify
from the
Device Properties
incrementing once the operation is started, enabling you to determine progress of the operation.
Device Identifier Indicates the ASCII device identifier string extracted from the device's Inquiry Data.
SAS Address Indicates the SAS Address of this device.
Serial Number Indicates the serial number for this device.
Elapsed Time Displays the total time elapsed since Format or Verify Operation started.
Percent Complete Graphical status bar display that indicates the current relative percentage complete of the
operation.
Formatting
If enabled, a low-level formatting on a disk drive is allowed on the
completely and irreversibly erases all data on the drive. To begin the format, press
IMPORTANT Formatting defaults the drive to a 512-byte sector size even if the drive had previously been
formatted to another sector size.
CAUTION Once format has begun, you cannot stop or cancel the action.
Verifying
The screen enables you to verify all of the sectors on the device. If needed, you can reassign defective
Verify
Logical Block Addresses (LBAs). To start the verification, press
256
.
N
.
P
screen. These screens include an elapsed time and status bar that begin
on the appropriate field
Enter
screen. Low-level formatting
Device Format
.
F
.
Enter
Appendix D