Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.5 Command Line Interface Guide

Omconfig Fast Initialize Virtual Disk

Table 1. omconfig Fast Initialize Virtual Disk . The following table describes the syntax and sample syntaxes for the omconfig Fast Initialize Virtual Disk command.
Description	Fast initializes a virtual disk. CAUTION: You may receive a warning message if you attempt to delete the system or boot partition. However, this warning message is not generated always. Ensure that you do not delete the system or boot partition or other vital data when using this command.
Syntax	`omconfig storage vdisk action=fastinit controller=id vdisk=id`, where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command. NOTE: To obtain these values, type omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then type omreport storage vdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller. NOTE: In some circumstances, you may receive a warning message if this command deletes the system or boot partition. You can override this warning by using the force=yes parameter. In this case, the syntax is as follows: omconfig storage vdisk action=fastinit controller=id vdisk=id force=yes
Example to	Fast initialize virtual disk 4 on controller 1.
Example	`omconfig storage vdisk action=fastinit controller=1 vdisk=4`