Prepping hard drives

After you replace a hard drive in a server, you must prep the hard drive for use.

CAUTION: Prepping a hard drive deletes all data on the drive.
To prep a hard drive for use, complete the following steps:
  1. From the navigation tree, expand the relevant server node and select Storage.
  2. On the Hardware tab, in the Storage Hardware pane, select the drive that you want to prepare.
  3. In the Properties pane, click Start Prep.
  4. Click OK.