Formatting parity groups

Before you begin

The Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role is required to perform this task.

Procedure

1. Open the Parity Groups tab.

In Command Suite:

1. On the Resources tab, click Storage Systems, and then expand All Storage Systems and the target storage system.

2. Right-click Parity Groups, and then select System GUI.

In Device Manager - Storage Navigator:

1. Click Storage Systems, and then expand the Storage Systems tree.

2. Click Parity Groups.

2. Block all LDEVs in the target parity groups. For instructions, see Blocking LDEVs.

3. Perform one of the following to display the Format Parity Groups window.

• Click Format Parity Groups.

• Click Actions > Parity Group > Format Parity Groups to open the window.

4. In the Format Parity Groups window, in Task Name type a unique name for this task or accept the default, then click Apply.

If Go to tasks window for status is checked, the Tasks window opens.