Dell Shared PowerEdge RAID Controller 8 Cards For Dell PowerEdge VRTX Systems User’s Guide

A Full Initialization of a virtual disk overwrites all blocks and destroys any data that previously existed on the virtual disk. Full Initialization of a virtual disk eliminates the need for the virtual disk to undergo a BGI. Full Initialization is often performed immediately after the creation of a virtual disk.

During Full Initialization, the host is not able to access the virtual disk. You can start a Full Initialization on a virtual disk in the CMC.

In the event of a controller failover in systems with a Fault Tolerant Shared PERC 8 card configuration, Full Initialization does not continue on the active controller. You must start Full Initialization again through CMC. For more information on virtual disk initialization, see the Dell Chassis Management Controller for Dell PowerEdge VRTX User’s Guide at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals and the Dell Chassis Management Controller for Dell PowerEdge VRTX Online Help .

In the event of controller failover or system reboot during a Full Initialization, the operation terminates and a BGI begins on the virtual disk.