Example Of Using Diskpart; Adding Storage; Expanding Storage - Tandberg Data NAS Hardware Viking FS-1500 Administration Manual

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3.10.1. Example of using Diskpart

The following example shows how to configure a volume on the NAS server.
In the cmd window, type:
c:\>diskpart
DISKPART>rescan
DISKPART>select disk 1
DISKPART>convert dynamic
DISKPART>rem create a simple volume
DISKPART>create volume simple size=4000
DISKPART>rem assign drive letter F: to the volume
DISKPART>assign letter=F
DISKPART>list vol
DISKPART>exit

3.11. Adding Storage

Expansion is the process of adding physical disks to an array that has
already been configured. Extension is the process of adding new storage
space to an existing logical drive on the same array, usually after the array
has been expanded.
Storage growth may occur in three forms:
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Extend unallocated space from the original logical disks or LUNs.
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Alter LUNs to contain additional storage.
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Add new LUNs to the system.
The additional space is then extended through a variety of means,
depending on which type of disk structure is in use.
NOTE:
This section addresses only single storage node configuration. If your server has
Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition, see the Cluster Administration
chapter for expanding and extending storage in a cluster environment.

3.11.1. Expanding Storage

Expansion is the process of adding physical disks to an array that has
already been configured. The logical drives (or volumes) that exist in the
array before the expansion takes place are unchanged, because only the
amount of free space in the array changes. The expansion process is
entirely
independent of the operating system.
Notes
See your storage array hardware user documentation for further details about
expanding storage on the array.
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