Microsemi Adaptec ASR-8405E - Initializing Disk Drives; Rescanning Disk Drives; Secure Erasing Disk Drives

The Modify Cache Settings window opens.
3. Enable or disable read caching.
4. Press Tab.
5. Enable or disable write caching:
• Select Enable always for “write-back” caching
• Select Enable with Backup Unit if your controller has a zero-maintenance cache protection module
• Select Disable for “write-through” caching
6. Press Tab.
7. Select the maxCache Read Cache setting (Enable/Disable).
8. Select the maxCache Write Cache setting (Enable/Disable).
9. Press Enter to accept the values.
C.2.3 Initializing Disk Drives
If a disk drive appears grayed-out (unavailable for use in a new array), it may need to be initialized.
To begin initializing a disk drive, select Initialize Drives from the Logical Device Conguration menu. You
can initialize one drive or multiple drives. If an error occurs during initialization, the message “Initializing
drives...FAILED x of n” is displayed. Press Enter to see a list of drives that failed to initialize. Press Esc to
continue.
Caution: Do not initialize a disk drive that is part of an array. Initializing a disk drive that's
part of an array may make the array unusable. Back up all data from your disk drive before
you initialize it.
C.2.4 Rescanning Disk Drives
To begin rescanning a disk drive, select Rescan Drives from the Logical Device Conguration menu.
C.2.5 Secure Erasing Disk Drives
When you perform a secure erase on a disk drive, all data on that disk drive is completely and irretrievably
eradicated. Secure erase performs three distinct writing passes to the disk drive being erased—it does not
just write zeros.
Performing a secure erase takes up to six times longer than clearing (or zeroing) a disk drive; on a 2TB or
3TB drive, often it takes hours, possibly as long as a day! You may want to perform a secure erase only on
disk drives that contain condential or classied information.
Note: To erase (or zero) a disk drive with non-classied information, you may choose to
format it (see Formatting and Verifying Disk Drivesformatting disk drivesverifying disk
drivesdisk drives formattingdisk drives verifying) instead, or initialize it using maxView
Storage Manager—both options take much less time than the secure erase option.
To begin a secure erase, select Secure Erase from the Logical Device Conguration menu, then select Y
(yes). To return to the main Logical Device Conguration menu once the secure erase has begun, press Esc.
Note: For newer SATA drives, you can choose to perform a Secure ATA Erase, which
implements the secure erase feature at the drive rmware level. To start a Secure ATA
Erase, select a SATA drive, then type Ctrl-S to open the Secure ATA Erase dialog. You
will see this dialog only if the drive supports Secure ATA Erase.
The selected disk drive(s) cannot be used until the erase is complete.
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