User Guide

5. Press <Enter>.

Initializing Virtual Disks

CAUTION: A full initialization permanently destroys any existing data on that virtual disk.

Perform the following steps to initialize virtual disks:

1. On the VD Mgmt screen, select Virtual Disk # and press <F2> to display the menu of available

actions.

2. Select Initialization and press the right-arrow key to display the Initialization submenu options.

3. Select Start Init. to begin a regular initialization or select Fast Init. to begin a fast initialization.

A pop-up window is displayed indicating that the virtual disk has been initialized.

4. Repeat the procedures from step 1 to step 3 to configure another virtual disk.

NOTE: The PERC H310 card supports up to 16 virtual disks per controller, and the PERC H710,

H710P, and H810 cards support up to 64 virtual disks per controller. The currently configured

virtual disks display on the screen.

Checking Data Consistency

Select the Consistency Check (CC) option in the configuration utility to verify the redundancy data in

virtual disks that use RAID levels 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60. (RAID 0 does not provide data redundancy.)

If you attempt to run a Consistency Check on a virtual disk that has not been initialized, the following

error message is displayed:

The virtual disk has not been initialized. Running a consistency check may

result in inconsistent message in the log. Are you sure you want to continue?

You can select Yes or No. If you select Yes, the CC operation continues. If you select No, the operation

ends.

Running A Data Consistency Check

To perform a consistency check:

1. Press <Ctrl> <N> to access the VD Mgmt menu screen.

2. Press the down-arrow key to highlight Virtual Disk #.

3. Press <F2> to display the menu of available actions.

4. Press the down-arrow key to select Consistency Check.

5. Press the right-arrow key to display the available actions (Start, Stop).

6. Select Start and press <Enter> to run a Consistency Check.

The Consistency Check runs and checks the redundancy data in the virtual disks.

7. After you start the Consistency Check, press <Esc> to display the previous menu if needed.