HP HPE MR Gen11 User Manual

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
HPE MR Gen11 Controller User Guide 45

HP HPE MR Gen11 Specifications

General

Category	Controller
Product Name	HP HPE MR Gen11
RAID Levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Form Factor	Low Profile
Storage	SAS/SATA HDD/SSD
Operating System Support	Linux, VMware