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1. In the Logical devices view, click
(logical drive).
2. Right-click Delete.
3. Click Yes to confirm the delete.
Initializing a logical drive: Use this action to initialize a logical drive. Initialization
is usually automatic when you create a logical drive.
Attention: Initializing a logical drive erases the first 1024 sectors on the drive and
prevents access to any data previously stored on the drive.
1. In the Logical devices view, click
(logical drive).
2. Right-click Initialize.
3. Click Yes.
Synchronizing
logical drives:
Note: This action is not supported on the integrated RAID controller.
If auto-synchronization is not supported on your controller, you must use this
action to manually synchronize new RAID level-5, 5E, and 50 logical drives after
you create them.
If data scrubbing is disabled or your controller firmware does not support data
scrubbing, consider manually synchronizing your logical drives weekly using this
action.
Manual synchronization can be a lengthy operation. You can synchronize the
logical drive immediately or schedule it for a later date and time. You can also
schedule the synchronization as a recurring task. A recurring task starts at the
initial start time, then runs periodically according to the given interval: the same
time each day, each week, or each month.
Note: You cannot perform any other actions on the controller until the manual
synchronization is completed. For example, you cannot schedule a
synchronization if another logical drive synchronization is in progress.
An example
You schedule a synchronization task with an initial start time of Sunday, October
13, 2004 at 2:00 AM. It recurs weekly. It will run again on Sunday October 20, 2004
at 2:00 AM.
Note: Do not turn off the server while manual synchronization is in progress.
To synchronize a logical drive:
1. In the Logical devices view, click
(logical drive).
2. Right-click Synchronize.
3. Click Yes to synchronize the logical drive immediately (now). Depending on
the controller, the ServeRAID Manager displays either a progress indicator in
the status bar or
(in animation) in the Logical devices view, indicating that
the operation is in progress.
4. Or click Schedule to schedule the synchronization for a later date and time.
The ServeRAID Manager displays the Synchronization Scheduler pane:
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