Module 12: Configuring and Managing Disks

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Module 12 Configuring and Managing Disks
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Overview

• Windows 2000 Disk Types
• Creating Partitions on a Basic Disk
• Creating Volumes on a Dynamic Disk
• Performing Common Disk Management Tasks
• Best Practices

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Windows 2000 Disk Types
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Basic Disks

• A Basic Disk Is the Default Storage Medium for
  Windows 2000
• The Characteristics of Basic Disks Are That

• It can have up to four partitions
• It is compatible with other types of disk storage
• The Partition Types Are
• Primary
• Extended
• Logical Drives

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Dynamic Disks

• Benefits of Dynamic Disks
• A Dynamic Disk Can Include Noncontiguous Space on
  Any Available Disk
• There Is No Limit on the Number of Volumes Per
  Disk
• Windows 2000 Stores Disk Configuration
  Information on the Dynamic Disk

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Creating Partitions on a Basic Disk
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Creating Volumes on a Dynamic Disk

• Upgrading from a Basic Disk to a Dynamic Disk
• Creating Simple Volumes
• Extending Simple Volumes

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Upgrading from Basic to Dynamic Disk
To Revert to a Basic Disk, All Data and Volumes
Must be Removed
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Creating Simple Volumes

• A Simple Volume
• Contains Space on Single Disk
• Has less Restrictions than a Basic Disk Partition
• Can Use the NTFS, FAT, or FAT32 File Systems
• Can Be Mirrored to Provide Fault Tolerance
• Is Created by Using the Create Volume Wizard

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Extending Simple Volumes

• You Can Extend Simple Volumes That Use NTFS
• You Use the Extend Volume Wizard

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Lab A Working with Dynamic Disks
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Performing Common Disk Management Tasks

• Repairing and Deleting Partitions and Volumes
• Adding Disks
• Managing Drive Letters and Paths
• Managing Disks Remotely
• Defragmenting Partitions

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Repairing and Deleting Partitions and Volumes
Repair a Disk Whenthe Partition or Volume Is
MarkedMissing or Offline
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Adding Disks

• Adding a New Disk
• Adding Disks from Other Computers
• Importing Incomplete Volume Produces Status
  Messages
• Failed Incomplete Volume
• Failed Redundancy

Import Foreign Disk
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Managing Drive Letters and Paths

• For Drive Letters You Can
• Use only 24 Letters
• Assign, remove, or modify drive letters
• For Drive Paths You Can
• Have more than 26 drives
• Mount and remove mount points
• You Can Change Driver Lettersto Other Letters or
  Mount Points

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Managing Disks Remotely
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Defragmenting Partitions
Select partition to analyze
The partitionsfragmentation
The partition during and after defragmentation
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Lab B Creating and Mounting a New Volume
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Best Practices
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Review

• Windows 2000 Disk Types
• Creating Partitions on a Basic Disk
• Creating Volumes on a Dynamic Disk
• Performing Common Disk Management Tasks
• Best Practices