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3.6.
Guidelines for Managing Disks & Volumes
When managing disks and volumes:
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Read the online Disk Management Help found in the utility.
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Do not alter the Operating System Disk labeled C:. This logical drive
is configured for the storage server operating system and should not
be altered in any manner, unless return to factory image is desired.
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Tandberg Data does not recommend spanning arrays (volume set)
with dynamic volumes. The use of software RAID-based dynamic
volumes is not recommended. Use the array controller instead; it is
more efficient.
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Use meaningful volume labels with the intended drive letter
embedded in the volume label, if possible. For example, volume F:
might be named "Disk F:." Volume labels often serve as the only
means of identification.
•
Record all volume labels and drive letters in cases when OS
recovery is necessary.
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When managing basic disks, only the last partition on the disk can
be extended unless the disk is changed to dynamic.
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Basic disks can be converted to dynamic without bringing the
system offline or loss of data, but the volume will be unavailable
during the conversion. However, it cannot be converted back to
basic without deleting all data on the disk.
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Basic disks can contain up to four primary partitions (or three
primary partitions and one extended partition).
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Format drives with a 16 K allocation size for best support of
snapshots, performance, and defragmentation.
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NTFS formatted drives are recommended since they provide the
greatest
level
compression.
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Only basic disks can be formatted as FAT or FAT32.
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