How to Initialize a RAID Volume Created in the Intel® RAID Web Console Utility using Integrated RAID (IR)–based Controller
Content Type: Install & Setup | Article ID: 000008598 | Last Reviewed: 11/12/2026
What am I seeing?
The Intel® RAID Web Console utility does not display an option to initialize a RAID volume when using Intel® RAID Controllers based on Integrated RAID (IR) firmware, including:
| Note | The IR controller is the entry-level Intel® RAID Controller supporting RAID level 0, 1, 10, 1E. |
Intel® RAID Controllers using Integrated RAID (IR) firmware are designed to automatically trigger background initialization upon RAID volume creation. The Intel® RAID Web Console does not display a manual initialization option for IR-based controllers because this process is managed automatically by the firmware
Resolution
Manual initialization is not required. After creating the RAID volume, wait several minutes and refresh the Intel® RAID Web Console. The background initialization task will appear in the console once it has started.
Refer to the Intel Integrated RAID Solution User Guide for further details.