12.7 How can i reinitialize a device?

NOTE:The Reinitialize option is available only if the device is already initialized.

  1. In UMC, click Storage > Devices.

  2. Search or browse the servers to list the devices associated with them.

  3. Select an initialized device, click More Options icon, and then select Reinitialize.

    NOTE:If you select multiple devices, the More Options icon is available at the top right corner of the table.

  4. Select the partitioning scheme, click Sharable of clustering option if required, and then click CONFIRM.

    • You can select the DOS partition table scheme that supports devices up to 2TB in size. It allows up to four partitions on a device.

    • You can select the GPT partition table scheme that supports device sizes up to 2E64 sectors (that is, up to 8388608petabytes (PB) based on the 512-byte sector size). It allows up to 128 partitions per disk. Each of its disks partitions is a logical device that is identified by a unique 128-bit (16-byte) GUID.

    The status of the reinitialized device reflects in the device list.