SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem (G06.28+, H06.05+, J06.03+)

-> STATUS $DATA01
3. Rename the disk $DATA01 to $BLANK01:
-> ALTER $DATA01, LABEL $BLANK01
The disk is automatically started using the new names, $BLANK01-P and $BLANK01-M, even
if AUTOSTART is not configured.
4. Verify the volume name of the disk has changed:
-> STATUS $BLANK01
5. View the new volume name and alternate volume name:
-> INFO $BLANK01, LABEL
Relabeling and Initializing a Disk
The “INITIALIZE DISK Command” (page 260) re-creates the label and initializes disk information
such as the spare-tracks table.
CAUTION: The INITIALIZE command removes directory information so that files are not accessible
to normal software. The file data remains on the disk and could be read by specialized low level
disk access utilities.
Considerations for INITIALIZE DISK
• If you do not specify the LABEL attribute, the disk is automatically relabeled using the current
name (if the volume name and alternate volume name in the disk label have the same name).
• After the INITIALIZE command completes, the disk is started.
Example of Relabeling With the Current Name
1. Initialize $DATA12 and relabel it with the current volume name:
-> INITIALIZE DISK $DATA12
2. Find and spare any bad sectors. (See “Sparing a Defective Sector” (page 104).)
Example of Relabeling With a New Name
1. Initialize $DATA12 and relabel it with the name $SPARE00:
-> INITIALIZE DISK $DATA12, LABEL $SPARE00
2. Find and spare any bad sectors. See “Sparing a Defective Sector” (page 104).
Partitioning HDDs and SSDs
Effective with the H06.23/J06.12 RVU, you can partition some Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) and all
Solid State Drives (SSDs) in Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) enclosures connected to CLIMs. To determine
which hardware supports SSD and disk partitioning, refer to the planning guide for your system.
CAUTION: Disk partitioning requires the J06.13 or later J-series RVU. If you must fall back to an
earlier RVU, you cannot partition SSDs. If you partitioned SSDs before falling back, that disk will
appear as uninitialized to the system although the data is still on the disk.
if you want to reuse a disk that's been partitioned, you can't initialize it until you've deleted the
partitions. Then you can initialize.
92 Configuring Disks