Dell EMC OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 6.1 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 DisksThe following table describes the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and pre-defined arguments for initializing selected 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