HP StorageWorks XP12000 Manual de configuración del sistema - Página 25

Creating and formatting disk partitions

Dynamic Disk is supported with no restrictions for a disk array connected to a Windows

2000/ 2003 system. Refer to Microsoft's online help for details.

CAUTION:

Do not partition or create a ﬁle system on a device that will be used as a raw device

(for example, some database applications use raw devices.)

In the Disk Management main window, select the unallocated area for the SCSI disk

you want to partition.

Click the Action menu, and click Create Partition to launch the New Partition

Wizard. Follow the Partition Wizard to create and format partitions and assign

drive letters. Format partitions with the following settings and format options.

File System: NTFS (enables Windows to write to the disk).

Allocation unit size: "Default." Do not change this entry.

Volume label: Enter a volume label, or leave this ﬁeld blank for no label.

Format Options: Click Perform a Quick Format to decrease the time required to

format the partition. Click Enable ﬁle and folder compression only if you want

to enable compression.

Verify the Disk Management main window displays the correct ﬁle system (NTFS)

for the formatted partition. The word "Healthy" indicates that the partition has

been created and formatted successfully.

Repeat this procedure for each new disk device.

Exit Disk Management, clicking Yes to save your changes.

Verifying ﬁle system operations

Open My Computer and check that the new disks are present.

Right-click on each disk to view Properties and verify the properties are correct

(label, type, capacity, and ﬁle system).

Copy a ﬁle from an existing drive to each new drive to verify the new drives are

working, and then delete the copies.

Disk Array XP operating system conﬁguration guide: Windows 2000/2003