Forgive me for the delay, but I had to repeat the procedure (as I understand it) to make sure I had a repeatable problem description. The requested report is below:
I have 6 identical new disks (Seagate 2 tb ST2000DM001), initialized with CMD > DISKPART > CLEAN. I defined a RAID5 array using the 1st 5 disks, while intending to use the 6th disk as a hot spare after the initialization completes. After defining the RAID5 array, the RST screen tells me to define a partition and format it. I rebooted and then using the Windows Disk Management control panel, I defined a single simple volume using all available space (7451 gb), and formatted it as ReFS.
The RST status panel showed progress for 2 days and then stalled at 69%. The Computer Management panel showed progress during that period and stalled at 16% formatted.
I questioned (to myself) why I was being asked to partition and format the array so quickly, by RST showed the array was initialized almost immediately by the time I was asked to define and format my partitions.
System Report
System Information
OS name: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard
OS version: 6.2.9200 9200
System name: ESSWS2012HV
System manufacturer: System manufacturer
System model: System Product Name
Processor: GenuineIntel Intel64 Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 5 2.673 GHz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc., 0301
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Information
User interface version: 12.5.0.1066
Language: English (United States)
RAID option ROM version: 8.0.0.1038
Driver version: 12.5.0.1066
ISDI version: 12.5.0.1066
Storage System Information
RAID Configuration
Array Name: SATA_Array_0000
Size: 9,538,644 MB
Available space: 19 MB
Number of volumes: 1
Volume member: ESSWSHVR5
Number of array disks: 5
Array disk: Z1E36GQD
Array disk: S240LT98
Array disk: Z1E36HXP
Array disk: Z2F02X4S
Array disk: W1E0D8ES
Disk data cache: Enabled
Volume name: ESSWSHVR5
Status: Initializing 69% complete
Type: RAID 5
Size: 7,630,899 MB
System volume: No
Data stripe size: 128 KB
Write-back cache: Off
Initialized: Yes
Parity errors: 0
Blocks with media errors: 0
Physical sector size: 4096 Bytes
Logical sector size: 512 Bytes
Hardware Information
Controller name: Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller
Type: SATA
Mode: RAID
Number of SATA ports: 6
Number of volumes: 1
Volume: ESSWSHVR5
Number of spares: 0
Number of available disks: 1
Rebuild on Hot Plug: Disabled
Manufacturer: 32902
Model number: 10274
Product revision: 0
Direct attached disk: Z1E36GQD
Direct attached disk: S240LT98
Direct attached disk: Z1E36HXP
Direct attached disk: Z2F02X4S
Direct attached disk: W1E0D8ES
Direct attached disk: S2F07SF5
Disk on Controller 0, Port 0
Status: Normal
Type: SATA disk
Location type: Internal
Usage: Array disk
Size: 1,863 GB
System disk: No
Disk data cache: Enabled
Command queuing: NCQ
SATA transfer rate: 3 Gb/s
Model: ST2000DM001-1CH164
Serial number: Z1E36GQD
SCSI device ID: 0
Firmware: CC26
Physical sector size: 4096 Bytes
Logical sector size: 512 Bytes
Disk on Controller 0, Port 1
Status: Normal
Type: SATA disk
Location type: Internal
Usage: Array disk
Size: 1,863 GB
System disk: No
Disk data cache: Enabled
Command queuing: NCQ
SATA transfer rate: 3 Gb/s
Model: ST2000DM001-9YN164
Serial number: S240LT98
SCSI device ID: 1
Firmware: CC4H
Physical sector size: 4096 Bytes
Logical sector size: 512 Bytes
Disk on Controller 0, Port 2
Status: Normal
Type: SATA disk
Location type: Internal
Usage: Array disk
Size: 1,863 GB
System disk: No
Disk data cache: Enabled
Command queuing: NCQ
SATA transfer rate: 3 Gb/s
Model: ST2000DM001-1CH164
Serial number: Z1E36HXP
SCSI device ID: 2
Firmware: CC26
Physical sector size: 4096 Bytes
Logical sector size: 512 Bytes
Disk on Controller 0, Port 3
Status: Normal
Type: SATA disk
Location type: Internal
Usage: Array disk
Size: 1,863 GB
System disk: No
Disk data cache: Enabled
Command queuing: NCQ
SATA transfer rate: 3 Gb/s
Model: ST2000DM001-9YN164
Serial number: Z2F02X4S
SCSI device ID: 3
Firmware: CC9C
Physical sector size: 4096 Bytes
Logical sector size: 512 Bytes
Disk on Controller 0, Port 4
Status: Normal
Type: SATA disk
Location type: Internal
Usage: Array disk
Size: 1,863 GB
System disk: No
Disk data cache: Enabled
Command queuing: NCQ
SATA transfer rate: 3 Gb/s
Model: ST2000DM001-9YN164
Serial number: W1E0D8ES
SCSI device ID: 4
Firmware: CC4C
Physical sector size: 4096 Bytes
Logical sector size: 512 Bytes
Disk on Controller 0, Port 5
Status: Normal
Type: SATA disk
Location type: Internal
Usage: Available
Size: 1,863 GB
System disk: No
Disk data cache: Enabled
Command queuing: NCQ
SATA transfer rate: 3 Gb/s
Model: ST2000DM001-9YN164
Serial number: S2F07SF5
SCSI device ID: 5
Firmware: CC4C
Physical sector size: 4096 Bytes
Logical sector size: 512 Bytes
