We have a FAS3020 that we want to reinstall. I used CTL+C to enter the special options menu, and select 4a to create a FlexVol and new file system. I was asked to zero all the disks, it took several hours. When I got back, the console was at the prompt of asking for new host name, but doesn't take any keyboard input. The only choice I got is to hit the power button and start over. When I chose 4a again, the system still wanted to zero all the disks, again. After several more hours, the console stuck at the same screen.
I am not sure if there is any hardware issue, (this unit has not been in production for years), or the console stopped responding simply because there is no input for too long. Disconnecting and reconnecting gave me nothing. Zeroing disks takes too long, there is no way I can sit in front of it the whole time. Is there a way of skipping this process? Repeatedly zeroing the same dsiks sounds silly.
