Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares ● 81Changing the Initialize PriorityThe Initialize Priority setting determines the priority for theinitialization of the logical drive. The default setting is High, whichmeans that the logical drive is initialized as quickly as possible.Verifying Logical DrivesTo ensure that there are no data problems on your logical drives, it isimportant to verify them. When you verify a logical drive, AdaptecStorage Manager checks it for inconsistent or bad data and then fixes anyproblems. (You can also choose to verify a logical drive without fixing it.)Logical drives with no redundancy (for instance, RAID 0 logical drives)do not need to be verified.In Adaptec Storage Manager, logical drive verification can occur indifferent ways, depending on your controller:● Automatic verification—If your controller supports buildinitialization, Adaptec Storage Manager automatically verifies all newredundant logical drives. No manual verification is required.To see if your controller supports build initialization, right-click thecontroller in the Enterprise View and click Properties.● Manual verification—If your controller doesn’t support buildinitialization, a Warning-level event notice appears in the EventViewer prompting you to verify a logical drive before you begin touse it. To verify a logical drive manually, see Verifying Logical Driveson page 81.● Background verification—If your controller supports backgroundconsistency check, Adaptec Storage Manager continually andautomatically checks your logical drives once they’re in use.To see if your controller supports background consistency check,right-click the controller in the Enterprise View and click Properties.To enable or disable background consistency check, see page 84.Note: If your controller doesn’t support background consistencycheck, Adaptec highly recommends that you verify your logicaldrives weekly, following the instructions in Verifying Logical Driveson page 81.
