HP XP P9500 Storage - Manual (Page 98)

1. Log in to the system as administrator.
2. Double-click the Format icon to open the Format panel (see Figure 57 on page 98).
Figure 57 FMT Utility for Windows Systems
. 3. On the Format panel, enter the 6-character volume serial number for the OPEN-x volume being
formatted in the VOLSER field. Make sure to use the same volser for this volume in the FXoto
volume definition file.
4. Specify the physical drive number (device number) for the OPEN-x volume being formatted in
the Physical drive No field. Make sure to use the same physical drive number for this volume in
the FXoto volume definition file.
5. Specify the number of cylinders for the OPEN-x volume in the Cylinder Size field. The Min. button
enters 2 (two) cylinders, and the Max. button enters 5818 cylinders. If the OPEN-x volume is
standard size (for example, OPEN-3), use the maximum size of 5818 cylinders. If the OPEN-x
volume is custom size (for example, OPEN-3*n VIR device), use the following value: (# of cylinders
defined for VIR) − 7. For example, if the VIR OPEN-x volume is defined with 1000 cylinders,
enter 993 in the Cylinder Size field.
NOTE:
The maximum size for the Allocater is 4369 cylinders.
6. When the VSN, physical drive number, and cylinder size are correct, click Start button. When
the Format confirmation appears (see
Figure 58 on page 98), click OK to perform the requested
FMT format operation, or click Cancel to cancel your request.
Figure 58 FMT Format Warning and Confirmation
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