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Foreground (Recommended): By using foreground initialization, the virtual disk will be initialized
totally and the bad sector of the hard disks can be detected and repaired. The virtual disk can be used
only after the initialization is complete.
Background: The background initialization can synchronize the disks, and detect and repair the bad
sector of the disks. During the background initialization, the virtual disk is allowed to be used.
8. Click Apply button to save the settings and click OK button to return to Array Settings interface
9. Click Virtual Disk tab to enter the Virtual Disk interface. The successfully created virtual disk will be listed
on the interface.
Figure 12. 11 Virtual Disk Interface
10. Enter the HDD Information interface (Menu>HDD>General) and the virtual disk will display. For operation
guide of initializing the virtual disk, please refer to Chapter 11.1 Initializing HDDs.
If you adopt foreground initialization, the virtual disk will display in the HDD Information interface
after the initialization is complete.
The HDD will be automatically initialized if you adopt the background or fast initialization to the
virtual disk.
Figure 12. 12 HDD Information Interface
11. After the virtual disk has been initialized, the status will change to Normal.
Figure 12. 13 Initialization Finished
12. Enter the Physical Disk Settings interface to configure the hot spare disk.