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How long does it take to initalize 24-2tb drives for a FAS3140

fhauntsman — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:04:07 GMT

Hi, I have been running the drive initalize (4a option) for 6 hours. Does anyone have an estimate on how long this takes or how to view status. Serial connected and progress is only showing .....? Thank in advance

Re: How long does it take to initalize 24-2tb drives for a FAS3140

ekashpureff — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:36:12 GMT

I've initialized a few big systems, and I wouldn't think it shouldn't take that long.

You're not seeing any err messages ? Progress is showing ?

Maybe patience is a virtue ?

I hope this response has been helpful to you.

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Eugene E. Kashpureff
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Re: How long does it take to initalize 24-2tb drives for a FAS3140

rkaramchedu1 — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:52:41 GMT

You should have received an estimate number of minutes to complete the initialization at the start of that process.. I believe the 2TBs take about 6 hrs (should not matter how many drives there are since they occur in parallel). I am a bit surprised that you've been running it for over 6 hrs and it is still going..

Re: How long does it take to initalize 24-2tb drives for a FAS3140

fhauntsman — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:54:16 GMT

Thanks to all for the replies. The process took 7 hours.