Dell PowerVault MD 32XX/36XX Series Storage Arrays CLI Guide

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Start Virtual Disk Initialization

Description

This command starts the formatting of a virtual disk in a storage array.

NOTE: Initializing a virtual disk is a long-running operation that you cannot stop.

Syntax

start virtualDisk [
                                 virtualDiskName] initialize

Parameters

Parameter	Description
virtualDisk	Name of the virtual disk for which to start the formatting. You must put brackets ([ ]) around the virtual disk name. If the virtual disk name has special characters, you must also put quotation marks (" ") around the virtual disk name.