1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > HPE MRXXX Gen11 > Main Menu > Drive Management.
2. In the Drive Management screen, select the drive that you want to locate.
3. In the Drive screen, select Start Locate or Stop Locate from the operation drop-down menu.
4. Click Go.
The Success screen appears to confirm that the operation is successful.
The LEDs on the drive starts blinking.
Initializing a driveInitializing a drive
About this taskAbout this task
NOTE:NOTE:
Initializing a drive will delete any data on the drive.
ProcedureProcedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > HPE MRXXX Gen11 > Main Menu > Drive Management.
2. In the Drive Management screen, select the drive that you want to initialize.
3. In the drive screen, select Initialize Drive from the Operation drop-down menu.
4. Click Go.
The Success screen appears to confirm that the operation is successful.
5. Review the warning message and click Confirm and Yes to proceed.
SubtopicsSubtopics
Placing a drive offlinePlacing a drive offline
Placing a drive offlinePlacing a drive offline
ProcedureProcedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > HPE MRXXX Gen11 > Main Menu > Drive Management.
2. In the Drive Management screen, select the online drive that you want to place offline.
3. In the Drive screen, select Place Drive Offline from the Operation drop-down menu.
4. Click Go.
5. Review the warning message and click Confirm and Yes to proceed.
Erasing a driveErasing a drive
ProcedureProcedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > HPE MRXXX Gen11 > Main Menu > Drive Management.
2. In the Drive Management screen, select the drive that you want to erase.
3. In the Drive screen, select 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. Click Go.
6. Review the warning message and click Confirm and Yes to proceed.