Command Line Interface 11.50.2 - Start volume initialization

The start volume initialize command starts the formatting of a volume in a storage array.

Supported Arrays

This command applies to an individual DE2000H, DE4000H, DE4000F, DE6000H, or DE6000F storage array.

To execute this command on an storage array, you must have the Storage Admin role.

Note: Formatting a volume starts a long-running operation that you cannot stop.

start volume [volumeName] initialize

Parameter	Description
volume	The name of a volume that you want to format. Enclose the volume name in square brackets ([ ]). If the volume name has special characters or numbers, you must enclose the name in double quotation marks (" ") inside square brackets.