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February 13th, 2007 18:00

Initialize additional RAID array?

Hi,
 
I have plugged in two 300GB SAS disks in our 2950. I configured these as an addional RAID 1 array and I started to initialize. I noticed that it will take around 3 hours to complete. I only had a 30 minute maintenance window so I restarted the server. (I'm not using the new array.)
 
Should I initialize this array during the weekend before I use it? What does this initialize actually do?
 
Thanks!

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February 13th, 2007 20:00

The init can happen in the background and should have no affect on the server.  You could also choose to do a fast init which would be much faster (minutes).

February 14th, 2007 04:00

How can I make it run in the background? The server is not running Windows.

Wil it run in the background when I start it and then reboot? Is the fast option also available in the configuration utility that can be started just after power on? I did not notice it in the utility.
 
Thanks again!

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