Windows Server Disk Management

Microsoft Platform Guide

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Manage FlashArray Volume(s) from Windows Server Host

1. Start Disk Management using Start > Run > diskmgmt.msc

2. Perform Rescan Disks.

3. Initialize disks by right-clicking on the Disk # and selecting Initialize Disk.

4. The Initialize Disk dialog will open and indicate all of the disks that need to be initialized. For this example, there is Disk 1 (NTFS) and Disk 2 (ReFS) that will be initialized using GPT (GUID Partition Table). GPT is used to support disks larger than 2 TB.

5. Create a volume by right-clicking on the disk partition and selecting New Simple Volume.

6. The New Simple Volume Wizard will open, click Next >.

7. Specify Volume Size, the default is used for use maximum size.

8. Assign Drive Letter or Path, the default is used of selecting the next available drive letter.

9. Format Partition, choose NTFS as the File system, 64K Allocation unit size (cluster size), and set the Volume label.

(Optional) To create an ReFS volume choose ReFS as the File system.

10. Accept the settings from the wizard and click Finish.

The new volume(s) are now ready for use.