Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 4.3 Command Line Interface Reference Guide

Initializing Virtual Disks

The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and pre-defined arguments for initializing selected virtual disks.

Table 1. Initializing Virtual Disks
Mandatory Options and Arguments	Optional Parameters	Valid Parameters Arguments	Description
`-vd -c=id` `-vd=id` `-ac=fi` or `vdisk controllerid=id` `vdisk=id` `action=fastinit`	NA	NA	Initializes the selected virtual disk in the selected controller with the fastinit command. This feature is supported on PERC 5 and later controllers and is not supported on SAS controllers. Using the fastinit command on unsupported controllers returns an error. Example: A:>raidcfg -vd -c=2 -vd=2 -ac=fi
`-vd -c=id` `-vd=id` `-ac=sli` or `vdisk controllerid=id` `vdisk=id` `action=slowinit`	NA	NA	Initializes the selected virtual disk in the selected controller with the slowinit command. This feature is supported on PERC 5 and later controllers and is not supported on SAS controllers. Using the slowinit command on unsupported controllers returns an error. Example: A:>raidcfg -vd -c=2 -vd=2 -ac=sli
`-vd -c=id` `-vd=id` `-ac=ci` or `vdisk controllerid=id` `vdisk=id` `action=cancelinit`	NA	NA	Cancels the initialization of the virtual disk with the cancelinit command. This feature is supported on PERC 5 and later controllers and is not supported on SAS controllers. Using the cancelinit command on unsupported controllers returns an error. Example: A:>raidcfg -vd -c=2 -vd=2 -ac=ci