Error Attempting to Format a Striped Drive: Device Is Busy
Article ID: 130927
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q130927
SYMPTOMS
When you run Disk Administrator and attempt to create a striped set with
parity, you receive the following error message:
DEVICE IS BUSY
RESOLUTION
When you run Disk Administrator and attempt to create a striped set with
parity, be sure to allow enough time for the striped set to initialize. If
a format of the striped set is attempted before the striped set is
initialized, the error "DEVICE IS BUSY" is displayed and the format attempt
is aborted.
NOTE: On a DEC Alpha with three 2 gigabyte drives, the striped set with
parity took approximately 80 minutes to initialize.
Additional query words: prodnt 3.10 formatting
Keywords: kbprb KB130927