Checking/Fixing Consistency of Virtual Disk

This section describes the procedure for checking and fixing consistency of a virtual disk.

Note: For information on Consistency Check, see Glossary.

To check/fix consistency of virtual disk

1.    Perform a Background Initialization of the virtual disk before checking/fixing consistency, as described in section Initializing Virtual Disk.

2.    Select the Virtual Disk from the list of system devices.

3.    Roll-over the Operation tab, and select Consistency Check, as shown in Figure 1.

The Consistency Check Options screen appears, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 1  Virtual Disk Operation Tab

 

4.    As shown in Figure 2, select one of the following options:

    Select Consistency Check to check and report data inconsistencies.

    Select Consistency Fix to check, report, and resolve data inconsistencies.

Figure 2  Consistency Check Options

 

5.    Select Start to begin consistency check/fix, as shown in Figure 2.

Note: To schedule background initialization, see Scheduling Background Activities

MSU displays Background Activity Progress in the Property tab for the Virtual Disk, as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3  Consistency Check Status

Note: To set the rate of background consistency check, see Controlling Rate of Background Activities.

6.    Options to Pause, Resume, and Stop Consistency Check/Fix are available in the Operation tab for the Virtual Disk.