4. Click Go.
5. Review warning message, and click Confirm and Yes to proceed.
Initializing a logical driveInitializing a logical drive
ProcedureProcedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > HPE MRXXX Gen11 > Main Menu > Logical Drive Management.
2. In the Logical Drive Management screen, select the logical drive.
3. In the Logical Drive screen, select Fast Initialization or Slow Initialization from the Operation drop-down menu.
4. Click Go.
5. Review warning message, and click Confirm and Yes to proceed.
Locating a physical drive associated with a logical driveLocating a physical drive associated with a logical drive
ProcedureProcedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > HPE MRXXX Gen11 > Main Menu > Logical Drive Management.
2. In the Logical Drive Management screen, select the logical drive.
3. In the Logical Drive screen, select Start Locate from the Operation drop-down menu.
4. Click Go.
The LEDs for the drive associated with the logical drive begin blinking.
To stop the LEDs from blinking, select Stop Locate from the Operation drop-down menu.
Erasing a logical driveErasing a logical drive
ProcedureProcedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > HPE MRXXX Gen11 > Main Menu > Logical Drive Management.
2. In the Logical Drive Management screen, select the logical drive.
3. In the Logical Drive screen, select Logical Drive Erase from the Operation drop-down menu.
4. Select one of the following options from the Erase Mode drop-down menu:
Simple - Writes a pattern to the logical drive in a single pass.
Normal - A three-pass operation that first overwrites the drive contents with random values then overwrites it twice with patterns.
Thorough - Repeats the Normal drive erase operation three times.
5. If you want to delete the logical drive after the erase is completed, click Delete After Erase .
6. Click Go.
7. Review warning messages and click Confirm and Yes to proceed.
Drive managementDrive management
SubtopicsSubtopics
Viewing drive propertiesViewing drive properties
Locating a driveLocating a drive
Initializing a driveInitializing a drive
Erasing a driveErasing a drive
Making a JBODMaking a JBOD