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<h1>Initializing a Disk</h1>
To initialize a disk, perform the following steps.
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<li>In the left pane of the console window, select the <b>Server</b>.
<p>The <b>Disks</b> tab displays all the disks in the cluster.</p>
<p><img src="../images/GMC_Disk_tab.jpg" alt="Disk Tab" /></p>
<li>Select the disk to format and click <b>Initialize</b>.
<p>The <b>Select Filesystem Type</b> window is displayed.
<p><img src="../images/GMC_1.0_Select_FS_Type.jpg" alt="Select Filesystem Type"/></p>
<li> Choose the File System type from the drop-down list. Click <b>OK</b>.
<p>The selected disk begins formatting and displays the current status in the <b>Task</b> tab. 	
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