User`s guide

Chapter 8: Maintaining Physical Devices ● 90
Initializing Disk Drives
You can use Adaptec Storage Manager to initialize any disk drives that are in a Ready state, if
required. You may want to do this to erase all existing data and metadata (including all logical
drive information) before using the disk drive in a new logical device or as a hot spare.
Caution:
Do not initialize a disk drive that is part of a logical drive. Initializing a disk drive
that’s part of a logical drive may make the logical drive unusable. Back up all data from your
disk drive before you initialize it.
To initialize a single disk drive:
1 In the Physical Devices view, click the disk drive you want to initialize.
2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Initialize.
3 Click Ye s to initialize the disk drive.
The initialization begins.
To initialize all ready disk drives on a controller:
1 In the Enterprise View, click the controller whose disk drives you want to initialize.
2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Initialize all ready drives.
3 Click Ye s to initialize the disk drives.
The initialization begins.
Clearing Disk Drives
You can use Adaptec Storage Manager to erase all existing data on any disk drives that are in the
Ready state, if required. You can clear the drive, or clear the drive securely to completely destroy
any data on the disk. Secure erase amounts to electronic “data shredding.”
To cl e ar a d is k d r ive :
1 In the Physical Devices view, click the disk drive you want to clear.
2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Clear.
3 Click Ye s to clear the disk drive.
To securely erase a disk drive:
1 In the Physical Devices view, click the disk drive you want to clear.
2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Secure erase.
3 Click Ye s to securely erase the disk drive.
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